Portfolio Management & Valuation Analyst

GEM Realty Capital, Inc. (“GEM”) is seeking a Portfolio Management & Valuation Analyst to support its private equity real estate funds.

Requirements

• Ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of real estate investments.
• Experience in cash flow modeling using Excel and demonstrated understanding of financial concepts including IRR and NPV.
• Competency in Argus.
• Ability to effectively manage processes and communicate across multiple departments.
• Must be willing to live and work in Chicago, IL (though position may be remote for initial months).
• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, accounting, or related field from a four-year college or university.
• Minimum two years relevant real estate, finance, valuation, or accounting experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Asset Management, Financial Reporting, and Senior Management teams to prepare quarterly valuations and performance analyses for GEM Realty Properties’ portfolio.
• Maintain financial models for each of GEM Realty Properties’ funds and investments, including historical and projected cash flows, to be used for valuations and performance analyses.
• Prepare fund-level liquidity analyses to determine investor capital calls, distributions, and dividends for Senior Management.
• Provide analytical support to Asset Management to assist with strategic investment decisions within the portfolio, including refinancing and disposition analyses.
• Track and analyze investment and fund performance and serve as the primary resource for all historical and prospective fund information.
• Provide quantitative support to Business Development for ad hoc investor requests and during fundraising/investor due diligence periods.
• Continually improve financial models and processes to increase efficiencies and streamline the accessibility of portfolio information.

Company Description

Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Chicago, GEM Realty Capital is an integrated real estate investment firm. GEM invests in private-market real estate assets through GEM Realty Properties (“GRP”) and in publicly traded real estate securities through GEM Realty Securities (“GRS”). GRP is currently investing on behalf of its sixth opportunistic investment fund totaling $1 billion of equity commitments. GEM’s investors include pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, financial institutions and private clients. In total, GEM has approximately $5 billion in assets under management.

Over the past 27 years, GEM Realty Properties has completed more than 160 private real estate transactions in a variety of property sectors and geographic markets with a total investment cost of over $8 billion. GEM Realty Securities invests primarily in publicly traded equity and debt securities of real estate related companies, including REITs, homebuilders and real estate operating companies.

GEM’s private/public platform provides perspective, relationships, and real time information critical to identifying and underwriting compelling real estate investment opportunities for GEM Realty Properties. GEM’s senior partners average 30 years of real estate investment experience and together have successfully invested in real estate through several economic cycles. GEM’s investment committee sets top-down investment strategy for both GRP and GRS, drawing from its extensive perspective and expertise in private-market real estate assets and publicly traded real estate securities. As real estate and capital markets evolve, GEM develops investment themes, refines investment strategies, and executes investments to capitalize on both near and long-term trends. 

GEM values a diverse workforce and encourages all applicants, including women, people of color, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign born residents and veterans, to apply.  Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, disability, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status or any protected category by local, state or federal laws.