Senior Associate, Student Housing / Multifamily

KA Fund Advisors, LLC; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental, andvision

Flexible spending accounts

Long Term Disability insurance

Competitive 401(k) benefits

Pet healthcare savings program

WellHub - corporate wellness platform

Parental leave

Job summary

Kayne Anderson Real Estate in Boca Raton, FL is seeking an Asset Management Associate to support oversight of a portfolio of multifamily and student housing assets, including stabilization, repositioning, development, and redevelopment efforts. You will monitor asset performance, prepare financial reports, and assist with budgeting and forecasting.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in asset management, FP&A, or portfolio analysis within multifamily or student housing, with strong financial and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of asset management, FP&A, or portfolio analysis experience in Multifamily or Student Housing sectors.
• Strong financial, analytical, and computer skills with proficiency in Excel.
• Excellent communication, organizational, financial and time management skills.
• Self-starter with ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Support the Asset Management platform through regular oversight, analytical assistance, and business plan execution for Multifamily & Student Housing properties.
• Analyze period reports with leasing, occupancy, and trend information and follow up on activity from the prior period.
• Prepare quarterly updates on financial and operational performance of properties, highlighting variances and explanations.
• Coordinate with partners and property management to ensure assets are properly maintained and compliant with regulations; coordinate with external parties.

Skills

Financial analysis

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics, or Equivalent Business Related Field

Tools

Asset management software

Job description

About Kayne Anderson Real Estate

Kayne Anderson Real Estate is a leading real estate investment firm, managing approximately $21 billion in assets across opportunistic equity, core equity, and real estate debt, with sector expertise in medical office, seniors housing, off-campus student housing, multifamily housing, self-storage, and light industrial. Kayne Anderson Real Estate is part of Kayne Anderson, an over $41 billion alternative investment management firm with more than 41 years of experience in the real estate, credit, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

With more than 130 professionals, Kayne Anderson Real Estate has consistently demonstrated its ability to bring more to an opportunity than equity capital, enhancing a project’s overall performance and quality by incorporating best practices and effective alternatives in the design, construction, documentation, financing, and operation of investments. The firm’s entrepreneurial spirit and resilient culture, combined with a reputation for quick response, firm commitment, and timely execution, has solidified Kayne Anderson Real Estate’s reputation and resulted in strong relationships with developers, owners, operators, financing sources, and other intermediaries. (As of April 30, 2026)

The Asset Management Associate will support the oversight of a portfolio of multifamily and student housing assets, which includes stabilized assets, repositioning, ground-up development, and/or redevelopment projects. This individual will be responsible for monitoring asset level performance, preparing financial reports, and support budgeting and forecasting activities. This position will be based in the firm’s Boca Raton, Florida office. Ideal candidates will have a background in financial analysis, real estate investments and asset management reporting.

General Position Responsibilities:

• Support the Asset Management platform through regular oversight, analytical assistance, and business plan execution for its Multifamily & Student Housing properties.
• Analyze periodic reports with leasing, occupancy, and trend information and follow up with any questions regarding activity from the prior period.
• Prepare quarterly updates on the financial and operational performance of the properties, highlighting any outliers or notable variances, with explanations of variances.
• Collaborate with partners and property management to ensure that the assets are properly maintained, and compliant with regulations and coordinate with external parties like government authorities, brokers, etc.
• Coordinate with other departments and respond to requests for property-level data and metrics to report to investors, lenders, and partners.
• Communicate analyses to key stakeholders within Kayne Anderson Real Estate so that informed key strategic decisions may be made.
• Participate in annual operating and capital expenditure budgeting process. Review and evaluate capital expenditure requests with consideration for enhancements to property value and/or return on cost, when applicable.
• Assist in preparing and presenting annual business plans.
• Assist in the transition of properties from Acquisitions to Asset Management.
• Review, evaluate and support proposed leasing strategies by assessing market trends, and thoroughly reviewing comparable properties and rental rates.
• Review and evaluate monthly P&L’s and operating reports.
• Provides reporting and analytical support to senior management as requested.
• Ad-hoc duties as required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant asset management, FP&A, or portfolio analysis experience within the Multifamily or Student Housing sectors.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics, or an Equivalent Business Related Field from a four-year college/university or equivalent experience/education.
• Strong financial, analytical, and computer skills with proficiency in Excel; experience with asset management platforms and software packages helpful but not required.
• Must possess excellent communication, organizational, financial and time management skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to handle multiple tasks, manage time effectively, prioritize projects and tasks, and work independently with high attention to detail.
• Sound judgment with the ability to identify the relevant questions and important issues when evaluating a situation.
• Have a genuine desire to excel in the execution of their work and express a passion for their role.
• Possess a high degree of interest in working with the collective Kayne team and leveraging external resources with an eye on achieving exceptional results; both tangible and intangible.

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (dependent care, healthcare, limited purpose FSA)
• Accident and Critical Illness insurance
• Long Term Disability insurance
• Competitive 401(k) benefits
• Pet healthcare savings program
• Member’s Only Healthcare - healthcare navigation
• WellHub - corporate wellness platform
• $10,000 lifetime reimbursement for family forming services (e.g. IVF, adoption, surrogacy)
• Rocket Lawyer legal benefits
• Reimbursement of professional society memberships and exam fees
• Up to $10,000 matching annually for contributions to qualified non-for-profit organizations
• Parental leave

Employment with the company is contingent on the applicant being able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States at the time of hire.

Kayne Anderson is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.