Associate

Summary

Join us and make an impact today! The Investments Group at CIM is comprised of investments and portfolio management professionals working collaboratively to source, structure and execute new investments, and ensure that investment and fund performance aligns with the fund objectives. As a critical part of the Investment Group, this position will provide portfolio oversight support to a subset of funds and/or investment vehicles within the firm’s Real Estate Equity platform.

Requirements

• 1-3 Years’ prior experience in Real Estate or Investment Banking or related field
• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Demonstrated experience with financial modeling
• Familiarity with financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement
• Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time, both domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert on the strategy and underlying investments to ensure decisions regarding individual assets are made with an eye towards the impact on the portfolio as a whole
• Work with Investments team to evaluate the risk/return and potential fit of new investments
• Develop hold/sell recommendations on individual assets within CIM’s funds and create strategy for go-forward portfolio composition targets based on an assessment of market and valuation trends
• Provide analysis and support for decisions relating to leverage & lending
• Maintain up to date knowledge and understanding of potential acquisitions
• Work closely with Investments team to oversee and monitor the overall performance of all assets in the portfolio
• Track progress of each investment against its business plan
• Collaborate with other CIM departments to make recommendations for asset-level decisions, including leasing, property management, development, and construction
• Hold various internal groups across CIM accountable for delivering against stated business plan objectives
• Review and share recommendations/insights on annual budgets and business plans
• Review and present quarterly third-party appraisals to senior management
• Provide detailed and regular updates to investors and internal stakeholders
• Meet the needs of existing and prospective partners and co-investors to support our portfolio’s activities by acting as subject matter expert on the strategy, composition and performance of the Fund
• Market research
• Investor and Consultant reporting (Quarterly Variance Analysis, Update reports, etc.)
• Assisting in the development of presentations and materials to support marketing and due diligence efforts (Flipbook, Annual and Quarterly reports, DDQ, Case Studies, etc.)
• Partner and Co-investor meetings / calls and tours
• On-site and off-site due diligence meetings
• Continuous improvement of service offering
• Investor negotiation (side letters, closings)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision
• Company-subsidized Health Savings Account
• Company paid life & disability
• Pre-tax savings accounts
• 401(k) match
• Competitive vacation policy
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid time off for community service
• Paid Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks