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Asset Management Analyst

Asset Management Analyst

Optima, Inc.Scottsdale, AZ, US
27 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and experienced Asset Management / Business Analyst. In this role, you will be a critical member of multiple teams, supporting key executives including the President, Chief Development Officer, and Chief Operating Officer.

You will be responsible for working on teams to drive strategic projects, from analyzing company performance and market trends, creating financial models, dashboards, and reports, to facilitating informed decision-making across Optima’s real estate portfolio. This role will be a critical team member with accountability for project coordination, research, analysis, and reporting for a real estate portfolio that continues to grow.

About Optima

Optima is a design-driven real estate development firm rooted in the modernist tradition with offices in Illinois and Arizona. For more than 40 years, we have been developing, designing, building, and managing striking urban and suburban luxury residential communities. From the beginning, we aimed to reinvent housing by integrating the functions involved in new construction within one company. We control and execute every aspect of the process in-house – development, architecture, construction, sales, and management – for a dynamic system that offers greater focus and fluidity. We are committed to delivering extraordinary living through design, innovation, sustainability, and management.

What You'll Do

  • Contribute to asset management functions, including budget and financial reviews, capital expenditure management, lease sensitivity analysis, and capital events.
  • Evaluate and underwrite potential real estate developments.
  • Assist with managing the due diligence process, including the review and analysis of leases, property operating performance, legal documentation and other investment-related information.
  • Perform complex financial analyses, including the development of cash flow projections, operating proformas, and valuation models utilizing Excel.
  • Assist with the preparation of investment summaries and memoranda to be presented to the firm’s Principals and equity partners.
  • Gather and evaluate economic and market data.
  • Interface with equity partners, lenders, and local brokerage contacts.
  • Participate in property tours and conduct property and site analyses.
  • Update and maintain asset management reporting, the development pipeline, and relevant market data.

What You'll Need

  • Undergraduate degree in real estate, finance, economics or a related field with a strong record of academic achievement.
  • Ability to manage and complete multiple projects and priorities within agreed-upon deadlines.
  • Ability to produce high-quality deliverables in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel modeling is required.
  • Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and desire to succeed are essential.
  • Ability to work autonomously while having the capacity to excel within a group dynamic.
  • Strong written and oral communication, graphical presentation, and interpersonal skills.

    • What Will Set You Apart

  • A competitive spirit balanced with superior judgment and discretion.
  • A willingness to do the right thing even when it is hard.
  • An aptitude to work independently and as a team member.
  • A reliable, responsive, and positive work ethic.
  • A curious business acumen.
  • A strong technical background.
  • Experience with Yardi Voyager 7.
  • Experience with CoStar.

    • Benefits and Perks

  • At Optima, we believe that competitive benefits and perks are meaningful and part of what makes us great.
  • Convenient Streeterville location – free parking and access to luxury amenities!
  • Come as you are! At Optima, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our team members. Optima evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other legally protected characteristics.

    • Optima does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Optima team members or the Optima people experience team. No placement fees will be paid to any 3rd party unless such a request has been made by the Optima people experience team.

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