Senior Development Analyst

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $315 billion of real estate in 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $78 billion of assets under management, including over $36 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Tenured analyst that conducts, assesses, and monitors feasibility of development projects through detailed proforma and financial models. This position is responsible for supporting the execution of the Company’s development platform by performing financial analyses of development opportunities, preparing appropriate documents to facilitate the underwriting and closing of real estate transactions, interfacing with brokers, equity partners, institutional clients, and the Company’s development leadership, and tracking and reporting on the status of multifamily transactions within the assigned geographic markets.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Conducts financial analysis of development opportunities, including the creation of detailed pro-forma and financial models. Gathers, compiles, investigates, and analyzes market data to identify potential development opportunities, and prepares narrative development memoranda, detailed reports, and market summaries that provide insights on proposed acquisitions.
• Establishing and maintains productive relationships with local market brokers, institutional and equity partners, lenders, real estate owners, and other key stakeholders, and appropriately manages on-going communications related to proposed development transactions.
• Identifies, investigates, and refers potential acquisitions and other real estate transactions to appropriate Greystar leadership, and assists in preparing financial, market, and other documents required for new business pitches and RFPs.
• Organizes, leads, and/or participates in the due diligence on properties under contract, and develops documentation and recommendations on key findings that may affect the return and financial performance of the proposed deal.
• Monitors and reports on the status and progress of proposed development transactions within the assigned geographic region, establishes critical timelines and deadlines for tasks and activities related to the proposed transaction, and identifies and effectively addresses issues or problems that could otherwise adversely affect closing.
• Builds and maintains databases to track competitive development pipeline, existing assets, and comparable lease and sale transactions in the region.
• May act as a lead, subject matter experts or first point of contact for escalated issues, and work on special, high level/impact projects as needed.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in real estate finance.
• A bachelor’s degree is required in finance, business, real estate, economics, construction, architecture or related field.
• Attention to detail and strong creative problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and strong financial modeling skills, with working knowledge of cash flow forecasting.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-management skills in order to establish, cultivate, and maintain productive relationships with brokers, institutional and equity partners, owners, lenders, and the variety of potential clients with whom Greystar does business.
• Critical thinker and self-starter capable of accomplishing a task with limited guidance and supervision.

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The salary range for this position will be between $85,000.00 - $110,000.00.

Additional Compensation:

• Corporate Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus program based on individual and company performance.
• Onsite Property Positions: In addition