Financial Analyst - Commercial Real Estate

Spring 2024 graduates are welcome to apply.

We are a Chicago-based boutique commercial real estate firm with clients and projects located in major cities nationwide. Our firm provides transactional support, investment and advisory services to top tier institutional owners of commercial real estate. Our team has executed value creation strategies for over $40.0 billion of parking assets located in major U.S. markets, and we currently have $3.0 billion in assets under active management. Our clients own or manage Class “A” office buildings, retail centers, hotels, residential buildings, mixed-use projects or stand-alone parking structures. As the industry leader in this sector, we leverage a sophisticated data-driven approach backed by our team's unparalleled parking, real estate and operations experience. Our team members gain exposure to all areas of commercial real estate transactions, asset management and operations, and all team members travel to high-growth cities on a regular basis.

Currently a 16-person firm, we are growing our team and seek a full-time analyst to assist in our advisory and investment activities. The analyst will gain broad exposure to commercial real estate investment, parking operations, financial modeling and asset management. The analyst will work directly with some of the industry's largest real estate investment firms. The position will start upon selection of a qualified candidate. The company is located in the River North neighborhood of downtown Chicago.

Our sister company develops and supports industry-leading software solutions for the commercial real estate industry. This position will have direct interaction with this rapidly growing technology platform.

Background and Experience

A bachelor’s degree and 0 to 2 years of relevant experience in a professional real estate, financial services or consulting environment is required. 

 Responsibilities

The financial analyst’s job responsibilities include:

• Acquisitions - Model new acquisitions on behalf of Parking Advisors and its clients.
• Operations Assessment and Strategy Execution - Assist the team in executing value add operations strategies.
• Asset Management - Ongoing financial analysis and reporting for existing assets.
• Site Surveys - Perform site surveys, evaluate asset performance and generate recommendations.
• Technology Project Support - The company has developed innovative online business tools for the commercial real estate industry. The position will help support the ongoing development and implementation.

 Essential Skills

The analyst will work closely with the firm’s principals and associates, and will have direct contact with clients. The following qualities are required:

• Dedicated Self Starter - Have problem solving skills and follow through on project-based work.
• Communication – Have good written communication skills, and communicate effectively and professionally with sophisticated high-value clients.
• Economics - Understand business principles and be skilled at interpreting and analyzing financial data.
• Analytics - Have strong Excel skills, preferably with experience in financial and economic modeling.
• Organized - Be able to prioritize and manage multiple assignments.