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LaSalle Debt Investors (“LDI”) is seeking a highly-motivated applicant to join our Loan Origination’s, Underwriting and Asset Management Team in its Denver, Colorado office. Our primary focus is on originating bridge loans for value-add and transitional properties in sustainable growth markets throughout the United States.
An Associate position offers an opportunity to excel in a fast paced, collegial environment while gaining an understanding of commercial real estate finance and the skills necessary for a long-term career in real estate investment. Our goal is to help our Analysts advance by providing them with significant responsibility and diverse experiences.
The successful candidate will join a team responsible for the origination, financial underwriting, and closing of commercial real estate loans ranging from $5 million to over $35 million.
Accountabilities:
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Investment due diligence, property inspections, and market research
- Creation and delivery of investment committee presentations
- Financial reporting and the creation of reports for senior management, partners, investors, and rating agencies (including S&P and Moody’s)
- Asset management and dispositions
- Perform complex financial analyses, including Argus valuation models and Excel-based underwriting pro-formas, 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
- Provide analytical support to colleagues in the areas of fund operations
- Gather and evaluate economic and market data
- Assist with client reporting and presentation preparation, including the presentation of investment memoranda to the firm’s Investment Committee
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- BA/BS degree in real estate, finance, accounting, or economics or related field with strong record of academic achievement
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
- Ability to work with individuals at all levels within the firm and leading real estate owners throughout the county
- Ability to attend investment committee presentations and travel to client meetings, conferences and property tours throughout the United States
- Proficiency in the Office suite, particularly Excel
- Exceptional analytical and communication skills, leadership traits, diligence, and the willingness and capability to function efficiently under significant deadline pressure are essential.
- Highly skilled in modeling investments in Excel; Argus experience 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
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proactive thinking with detail-oriented and creative problem-solving approach
