Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE), an S&P 500® company, is an urban office REIT uniquely focused on world-class collaborative life science and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations. Founded in 1994, Alexandria pioneered this niche and has since established a significant market presence in key locations, including Greater Boston, San Francisco, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle Park. Alexandria is known for its high-quality and diverse tenant base. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A properties clustered in urban life science and technology campuses that provide its innovative tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity, and success. For additional information on Alexandria, please visit www.are.com .
The Senior Director – Financial Analysis is responsible for supporting the investment team in all aspects of real estate market analysis, asset underwriting, and transaction due diligence. The individual will be a motivated individual capable of managing detailed databases, investment reports, financial modeling, and due diligence materials while assessing complex projects in a timely manner while prioritizing and handling multiple projects simultaneously.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, marital or registered domestic partner status, family-care status, veteran or military status, age, national origin or ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any category protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Primary underwriter for acquisitions, dispositions, and leases
- Prepare market brief findings for CIO’s use in investor meetings, which requires requesting and analyzing data from Regional Market Directors
- Help present financial analysis for acquisition directly to the Board of Directors
- Perform market research and analysis for properties and markets considered for acquisition, development, or asset management
- Perform detailed financial analysis and economic modeling to assess viability and profitability of potential acquisitions, developments, or dispositions
- Perform acquisition due diligence activities including but not limited to financial analysis, lease and loan document review and abstracting, document review
- Track opportunities to acquire, develop and manage properties in new markets. Perform research, analysis, modeling, writing, and presenting reports on a number of diverse geographic areas including growth opportunities, industry trends, policy developments & competitor activities
- Perform GAAP and Disclosure Analyses
- Draft financial analysis memorandums for inclusion in Board Packages
- Listen to calls reporting economic conditions in our core markets and summarizing for senior management
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree requiredwith preferred experience in Real Estate, Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting or similar field. Master’s degree in real estate development or business preferred
- 7+ years of real estate underwriting experience required
- Excellent computer skills with MS Office Suite
- Excellent written, presentation, and communication skills
- Proficiency in ARGUS Enterprise
- Thorough understanding of financial modeling, including structuring cash flow models and calculation of cash-on-cash yields, IRR analysis and discounted cash flow valuations
- Proficiency in evaluating new business opportunities from both a financial and conceptual level
- Proficiency in market research techniques
- Aptitude for managing multiple daily tasks and longer-term strategic projects
- Results oriented, extremely proactive, and highly responsive with great attention to detail
