Acquisitions Analyst

This is an in-office position in Nashville, TN.

A growing Nashville-based real estate investment and development firm with over $250 million of assets under management is seeking an analyst to join its Acquisitions team. Founded in 2013, the Firm is focused on the acquisition, ownership, and management of irreplaceable high-quality assets in strategic locations with accretive medium and long-term prospects.

The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with a minimum of 2-3 years of institutional and/or big firm experience heavily concentrated in the quantitative analysis of real estate investment, leasing, and development opportunities, including full mastery of Excel-based modeling. Substantive Argus experience is also required. The position will report directly to the firm’s Managing Director and will work closely with the MD and the Director of Investments in support of the firm’s acquisition, financing, leasing, and development initiatives. The role is well-suited for a candidate with proven self-initiative skills required for the building and constant maintenance of local, regional, and national working industry relationships for the identification and acquisition of accretive commercial, residential and industrial assets, as well as development sites. The ideal candidate will also interact with, and prepare market research reports for, the firm’s institutional partners and investors.

The right candidate will enjoy the benefits of quick upward mobility within the firm’s entrepreneurial culture upon satisfaction of merit-based hurdles.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience for similar positions in the subject market, including bonuses and other transaction-driven incentives.
This is a role within a growing entrepreneurial firm that values a “team” approach to business growth, and problem-solving overall culture, so individuals without the requisite experience/qualifications or without a proven track record of successfully interacting in a highly collaborative work environment need not apply.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Produce complex financial models using Microsoft Excel and Argus to analyze prospective investment opportunities across all property types, geographies, etc.

• Provide analytical support during the due diligence phase of new investment opportunities including, but not limited to, reviewing leases, financials, third-party reports and surveys, and market data

• Perform market and submarket research, including rental comps, sales comps, and economic and demographic trends that may have an impact on potential acquisitions or new investment strategies

• Develop and maintain relationships with industry stakeholders to maintain the acquisition pipeline

• Writing and preparing investment committee memoranda, presentations, and reports

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of real estate industry experience relevant to the above-listed job responsibilities

• Strong understanding of investment fundamentals and a working knowledge of cash flow modeling and analysis

• Act as a team player with strong interpersonal/communication skills and writing abilities

• Proficiency in Excel and Argus Enterprise required

• Ability to multi-task and operate with limited supervision