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LaSalle Investment Management is seeking a full-time Financial Analyst to join its LaSalle Global Partner Solutions group in the Chicago headquarters to assist with real estate co-investment transactions. LaSalle GPS is the global indirect real estate division of the firm, with $9 billion of assets under management including fund-of-funds, joint ventures, co-investments and secondaries. The Financial Analyst would primarily support the co-investment business, which manages over $1.8 billion of equity commitments on behalf of four specialized separate account clients. Co-investments span across asset classes (office, industrial, multifamily, retail, etc.), geographies (domestic and international), risk profiles (core, value-add and opportunistic), and include both equity and debt. The Financial Analyst will primarily focus on acquisition underwriting, investment re-forecasting, portfolio management, client reporting, and presentation preparation.
Accountabilities:
- Assist team members with evaluating and underwriting potential acquisitions
- Perform complex financial analyses, including Argus valuation models and Excel-based underwriting pro-formas, cash flow projections and sensitivity analyses
- Assist in the preparation of Investment Committee presentations and related analyses
- Evaluate property-level and portfolio-level investment performance and prepare quarterly reforecasts
- Assist with client reporting, investor communications and presentation preparation
- Assist with managing the due diligence process, including the review and analysis of leases, operating information, legal documentation, and other investment-related materials
- Gather and evaluate economic and market data
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, economics or related field with strong record of academic achievement
- 0-2 years full-time professional experience required
- Highly skilled in Excel modeling; Argus experience is a plus
- Knowledge of DCF, NPV and cash flow models
- Strong financial, 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 with a positive attitude
- Proactive thinking with detail-oriented and creative problem-solving approach
- Ability to manage competing and often unanticipated deadlines
- Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States
