Investments Analyst

Overview

The Investments Analyst will be responsible for a variety of investment activities relating to acquisition, asset management and capital markets. This is a highly visible role providing interaction with senior management as well as property focused leasing, development and construction teams. Additional responsibilities involve underwriting and due diligence of potential capital transaction (acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, etc.) including, but not limited to advanced financial modeling, responding to requests for information, preparing cash flow analyses and other special projects, as assigned.

What to Expect

The day-to-day experience of the Investments Analyst will be varied. This individual may spend one day analyzing financial statements and developing a financial model, the next day working with internal teams to gather information to present to lenders/investors, the next day performing a market analysis for a new transaction, and another day analyzing leases or loan documents to summarize various requirements, controls, etc.

• Preparing and maintaining Argus models for investors, lenders, and third-party consultants
• Drafting annual business plans for existing assets and investment memos for new transactions
• Managing Excel models projecting 10-year cash flows for IRR, cash flow multiple, and other profitability analyses
• Creating and managing various databases for both WS properties and comparable properties for portfolio management purposes
• Participating in communication with third parties including lenders, appraisers, consultants and capital partners

Immediate Opportunity/Initial Success

You will have an immediate opportunity to be close to all aspects of deals at WS, and you’ll use your analytical and modeling skills while performing deal sourcing work, industry research, deal diligence, and overall support for our portfolio.

Potential for Growth/Longer Term Success

Working closely with senior management, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your influence in supporting high-value work while interacting across functions – with a particular focus on our leasing, development and construction teams. This is a highly-visible role, and the successful candidate will be able to grow their investments career while helping WS grow and develop our portfolio.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a fast-paced, professional environment, ideally real estate
• Passion for real estate and/or asset management
• Strong Excel modeling skills & experience with ARGUS is a requirement
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent financial analysis skills and facility with mental math
• A desire and inclination to take ownership of and lead projects
• Communication and presentation abilities, including business writing and proofreading

About WS Development
Massachusetts-based WS Development is a mixed-use developer with a singular mission: creating places people want to be. With an approach that values art, science, innovation and, above all else, people, WS strives to engage each community it serves with best-in-class experiences, designed with our customers, tenants and partners in mind. Established in 1990, WS is one of few vertically-integrated real estate companies that conceptualizes, owns, operates and leases more than 100 properties that range from cutting-edge urban spaces to lifestyle and community centers. With over 22 million square feet of existing space and an additional nine million square feet under development, it is one of the largest privately-owned development firms in the country.

WS is where great ideas and great people come together to design, build, and operate some of the best loved real estate projects in the country. We live at the intersection of entrepreneurship and establishment. We have the infrastructure of decades supporting a culture of free-thinking excellence.

We expect every WS employee to feel welcomed and valued irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, and life experiences. Or for any other reason.