Associate - Capital Markets

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:  Headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, The Kolter Group (www.kolter.com) is diversified real estate development and investment firm that has invested in projects with expected value in excess of $19 billion. The Associate will join the Capital Markets team to assist in financing the acquisition and development of the firm’s new and existing residential developments, including high-rise condo towers, single-family homebuilding, land development, and multifamily projects.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Deal Team Support

• Assist Capital Markets team with work related to the procurement and closing of debt & equity financing
• Create, edit, and maintain memos, models and presentations for debt & equity offerings as required
• Create and review complex financial models for various projects & financing structures
• Collection, review & submittal of acquisition, loan & joint venture documents, due diligence reports and other transaction documents to lenders, capital partners & internal stakeholders

Acquisitions and Capital Raising

• Manage internal deal approval process by reviewing and editing memos and models submitted by divisions to investment committee
• Maintain and publish weekly pipeline report for pre-acquisition deals
• Strategically allocate deals to different debt & equity partners to create attractive investment opportunities
• Assist partners and lenders through deal underwriting process (including underwriting of development and construction risks, supply and demand trends, modeling assumptions, site tours, etc.)
• Assist in deal closing process by ensuring partner has approved deal and provided information and funding as needed

Investor Relations and Management

• Maintain relationships with new and existing equity partners
• Oversee routine document and information distribution to partners on in-process projects
• Create & maintain analyses to forecast & manage capital calls/distributions
• Obtain information from divisions to answer questions from investors and full other investor ad hoc requests

Real Estate Asset & Debt Management

• Update financial models & budgets for active projects concurrent with bi-annual or quarterly update cycle
• Create and review performance reports, budgets and forecasts, and dashboard visualizations 
• Help coordinate ongoing data integration & process automation efforts
• Such other responsibilities as may be prescribed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• High aptitude for quantitative and financial analysis
• 2-5 years of experience in or knowledge of real estate development & investment, private equity & debt finance, data management & visualization
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Strong personal attributes: ethical, self-motivated, multi-tasker, great communicator, organized and detail-oriented, team player, creative, professional appearance and manner

EDUCATION:

• Minimum BA (degree in finance other quantitative discipline preferred). Strongest academics and test scores required with an emphasis on performance in quantitative courses.

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Job will be based in Delray Beach, FL
• Compensation will be commensurate with ability and experience
• Apply in confidence