Overview

The Senior Debt Analyst will play an important role in the Southeast regional office’s loan origination efforts by completing in-depth property and market analyses, assisting in the internal loan committee approval process and closing senior commercial mortgage loan opportunities. The Senior Debt Analyst will provide primary support to the Debt Team’s higher-yielding MIM lending strategies, while providing secondary support to mortgage production and loan management efforts for the MetLife General Account and investment management clients.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support the Southeast regional office Debt Team in the sourcing and originating of new first mortgage loans and subordinated debt by providing quantitative financial modeling and market analysis used in the property underwriting, valuation and evaluation of potential opportunities across a range of property types and geographies.
2. Collaborate with Debt Team members, brokers, property owners, attorneys and other transaction counterparts to perform due diligence throughout the closing process.
3. Play a major role in the preparation of investment memoranda and participate in deal presentations to the debt investment committee.
4. Assist with loan asset management throughout the loan term, including property financial statement analysis, investor reporting and property inspections.
5. Perform internal and external ad hoc reporting, pipeline tracking using MetLife’s proprietary mortgage production system and provide systems database support.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Math, Statistics, Liberal Arts or a related field of study. MBA a plus.
• Results orientated team player. Emphasis on communication skills (both oral and written), ability to handle multiple assignments, strong work ethic and time management skills.
• Strong quantitative and computer skills, specifically advanced Excel and Argus Enterprise modeling.
• To post for this position, you need the proper work authorization to work in the country where the position is located and not require relocation assistance.

Preferred:

• Preference given to candidates who have relevant experience (knowledge of Argus Enterprise, Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and familiarity with the leading commercial real estate market data resources (i.e.-CoStar, CBRE Econometric Advisors, Real Capital Analytics, etc.).
• At least 2 years relevant experience with demonstrated understanding of commercial real estate valuation and discounted cash flow analysis.

Travel
Minimal

Source: MetLife Real Estate Career Page

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