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Analyst – Acquisitions, Development, and Asset Management
OVERVIEW
The Matan Companies is a privately held real estate investment firm located in the Washington, DC region for over 45 years. Currently, the firm owns over 6 million square feet of existing commercial assets with approximately 20 million square feet of developable industrial, life sciences, data center, and residential FAR under control, totaling over 1,500 acres. Matan Companies offers comprehensive leasing, property management, asset management, ground up development, repositioning and redevelopment services under one roof.
The Matan Companies is looking to hire an Analyst to support their Acquisitions, Development, and Asset Management teams based out of their Bethesda, MD office. This is an in-person job opportunity.
This Analyst will play an integral role in the development and execution of portfolio-wide strategies within the real estate portfolio. This role is involved in all aspects of the asset life cycle including market analysis, underwriting, development strategy, asset strategy, budgeting, appraisals, valuation, project monitoring and strategic financing.
The ideal candidate must have an excellent academic background, strong cognitive ability, and a demonstrated ability to problem solve with minimal direction and supervision. High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to manage time effectively, and the ability to compile information and create timely reports on an as needed basis are a must. The chosen candidate has an extraordinary opportunity to make a real impact on the future growth of the company. In addition, we are committed to helping you reach your professional, personal and financial goals.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary responsibilities include creating and analyzing detailed financial spreadsheets, conducting market research and analysis, compiling information packages for presentation purposes and financing, and comprehensive underwriting and due diligence related to acquisitions, development projects, existing assets, financings and dispositions. The Analyst will be involved throughout the life cycle of the real estate investment process, from acquisition/development to ongoing asset management and then disposition.
- Creation and updating of detailed financial models in Excel for new acquisitions and existing owned assets
- Creating, managing and updating asset management reports, project budgets, schedules, business plans and management of project budgets and schedules
- Comprehensive due diligence responsibilities on acquisitions and financings
- Preparing market research and comparable analyses to facilitate investment decisions
- Creating and managing presentation packages for internal and external reporting
- Participation in reporting to firm principals
- Collaboration with accounting, property management, construction, and leasing staff to complete ongoing and project reporting for the firm’s investments
- Development of budgets and long-term capital planning with regard to recurring and non-recurring capital projects, including development/expansion and major value add projects
- Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION
BA/BS Undergraduate Degree, preferably with a concentration in Real Estate, Finance, Construction/Development and/or Business
EXPERIENCE
Demonstrated real estate specific work experience, including 1-3 years of meaningful financial analysis
SKILL SET
- Strong analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and the ability to create, modify and analyze financial spreadsheets and calculate investment returns.
- Experience using Argus Enterprise is highly preferred
- Exposure to financial modeling, specifically discounted cash flow analysis and investment waterfalls
- Understanding of real estate valuation concepts highly desirable
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment handling multiple tasks
- Be competent with detailed data collection and analysis
- Candidates should possess the ability to rapidly develop strong skills in the areas of valuation modeling, appraisal analysis, joint venture structures and yield modeling
Matan is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, veteran or disability status.