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LaSalle Investment Management is seeking a full-time Analyst to join its Asset Management team in our Toronto office. This role will provide exposure to a variety of asset classes including office, industrial, retail, and multifamily property investments, and will span various risk profiles and geographic regions. Analysts primarily focus on property level analysis and reporting for the firm’s direct real estate investments and provide assistance to the team in acquiring/disposing, monitoring, and improving the performance of commercial real estate investments.
Accountabilities:
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Perform complex financial analyses, including Argus valuation models and Excel-based underwriting proformas, cash flow projections and sensitivity analyses
- Perform detailed quarterly financial statement analysis, review of rent rolls, current and future cash flow and forecasting of cash flows through Argus
- Review and analyze potential leases and their financial impact on an investment
- Assist property managers in development of annual operating budgets and reforecasts
- Provide analytical support to colleagues in the areas of fund operations and asset management
- Assist asset managers in the disposition process
- Gather and evaluate economic and market data
- Assist with client reporting and presentation preparation, including ad hoc and/or time sensitive requests
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Undergraduate degree in real estate, finance, accounting, or economics or related field with strong record of academic achievement
- Minimum 1 year of relevant professional experience
- Highly skilled in modeling investments in Excel; Argus experience and familiarity with Yardi is a plus
- Knowledge of DCF, NPV and cash flow models
- Strong financial and analytical ability with solid organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Highly-developed verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proactive thinking and communication with a high level of attention to detail, resourcefulness, a creative problem-solving approach, and a willingness to learn
