Associate Director, Real Estate Financing

At Fiera Capital

We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions :

• Your Inclusive Experience : We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.
• Your Growth & Empowerment : We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.
• Your Rewards & Recognition : We deeply value our people and their contributions and that’s reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.
• Your Wellness Your Way : We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees’ wellbeing.

What we are looking for :

Reporting to the Senior Director, Real Estate Financing, the Associate Director is responsible for supporting the Real Estate Financing team in order to achieve the attractive returns of investments and ensure their full growth potential.

The Associate Director will assist the Managing Director and the Senior Director with origination, the initial screening of new financing opportunities, the preparation of credit committee submissions, closings, ongoing portfolio management and loan monitoring.

The successful applicant will be a self-starter, who is motivated, well-organized and approaches their work with a positive attitude;

they will have prior experience completing due diligence and financial modelling in support of real estate transactions.

They will play a key roll in a dynamic and growing investment team and have the opportunity to work closely with executives to see projects through to their successful completion.

Your responsibilities :

• Plays an active role in the due diligence process and contributes to the preparation of credit committee presentations;
• Assists with the credit application process, write-up of internal memos, and drafting of commitment letters;
• Prepare internal memorandums regarding all transaction amendments, when required, on existing loans
• Complete and analyze due diligence searches and discuss results with the team;
• Assist with ongoing portfolio management as required (portfolio analysis, loan tracking, liaising with project parties), perform analysis of existing Real Estate Financing accounts, loan tracking, including detailed financial monitoring and liaising with project partners, and makes appropriate recommendations;
• Verify, analyze and interpret data (such as financial models, financial statements, market analyses, engineering reports, and other information as required) regarding new Real Estate Financing opportunities to ensure that the Managing Director and the Senior Director are well informed;
• Coordinate transaction activities with other internal and external stakeholders of Fiera Real Estate;
• Assists in the research and development of business opportunities and attend prospect meetings;
• Maintain current knowledge of the Real Estate environment through ongoing research and participating in networking events; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Must have requirements to be successful in this role :

• Bachelor’s degree;
• Professional designation (CFA, CPA, AACI, etc) is an asset;
• A minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in Real Estate;
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite;
• Reasonable knowledge of loan structuring and documentation;
• Ability to analyze market trends and relate them to the Fiera Real Estate business;
• Ability to operate in a fast-growing, results-oriented environment while meeting demanding deadlines;
• Ability to learn quickly and be proactive;
• Rigorous attention to detail
• Ability to manage many competing priorities;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• Works well in a team environment, able to multi-task; and
• Ability to liaise with legal counsel or other external stakeholders in relation to due diligence and transaction documentation.
Il y a plus de 30 jours