About the Role

The Analyst 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 entrusted with critical decision-making responsibilities, always prioritizing the best interests of the ventures they oversee. Additionally, they are instrumental in cultivating and maintaining robust relationships with external investors, ensuring alignment on the key targets of these ventures.

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 Analyst 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 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 with colleagues to monitor performance of specific initiatives and deliver key performance metrics to the business covering leasing performance, income, expense and returns;
• 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;
• Monitor and report on key market, industry and competitor data;
• Complete financial, accounting, narrative, and administrative reports, as well as analyses key to the successful execution of the business plans.