Portfolio Management Associate

The Portfolio Management Associate is responsible for supporting all aspects of the portfolio management functions of the business including allocation decisions, hold-sell decisions, financings, equity raising, and relationship management.

The Portfolio Management team at Greystar plays a pivotal role in driving value creation for both our institutional partners and the internal business through effective collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders. This team is involved in critical allocation, financing, disposition, and structuring decisions. Additionally, they are instrumental in cultivating and maintaining robust relationships with external investors, ensuring alignment on the key targets of each venture.

This is a central and diverse role that provides support for, and input to, investment and portfolio management activities, through research, modelling and preparing analysis to support all functions of the portfolio management team. The Associate will also support the analysis and presentation of key performance information both internally and to external investment partners to drive well-informed and value-enhancing decisions on new and existing strategies.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Prepare financial models to support ongoing portfolio management decisions including, but not limited to, new acquisition activity, hold-sell analysis and financing decisions;
• Assess the performance of the portfolio(s) against budget and underwriting, highlighting any points of exception or opportunity;
• Work on a collaborative basis within Greystar’s fully integrated model to monitor and evaluate existing investments in support of the venture’s strategic objectives. Support the Portfolio Manager in engaging with Regional Investment Teams, Asset Management, Capital Projects and Marketing to bring ownership’s perspective to managing each asset.
• Oversee the preparation of materials and deliverables for presentation to internal committees, current and prospective investors, and other stakeholders;
• Assist in new venture formation, including preparation of life-of-fund models and strategy papers, as well as supporting the entities’ creation, structuring and legal documentation;
• Support the annual rent and budget-setting process;
• Work with stakeholders across the business to improve our reporting systems and data capture to drive visibility and efficiency;
• Support the mobilisation of new assets and portfolios into the business;
• Complete financial, accounting, narrative, and administrative reports, as well as analyses key to the successful execution of the business plans.

About You

You will have a degree (or equivalent) in a related subject such as real estate, business or finance with demonstrable experience in a similar investment, analytical or portfolio management role. You will have proven real estate experience and a general understanding of or interest in student/multifamily housing. With excellent analytical and quantitative skills, you will also have strong communication skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

What We Offer

We include a range of benefits for our corporate team members, including competitive pension, healthcare, and holiday allowance, amongst others as standard. Please reach out if you are keen to know more.

About Greystar

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated real estate company offering expertise in investment management, development, and management of rental housing properties globally. The company's business model is unique in its ability to own, operate, and develop multifamily, student, and senior housing across the globe. Building a global platform with a local presence, Greystar continues to expand its geographic reach around the world, bringing a globally interconnected professional rental housing platform and industry funded with institutional capital to countries where the sector does not yet exist. Greystar’s pan – European platform was established in 2013 and has scaled rapidly, now with investment, operational and development presence in the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Spain and Denmark.

One of Greystar’s core values is Equality, and as such, we continue to pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, accounting for all protected and identifiable characteristics. We truly value diversity of thought, background and of experience. Please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team to explore opportunities at Greystar in more detail or visit our careers site at https://jobs.greystar.com/.