About the role
The Commercial Asset Management Associate will work with the South Regional Asset Manager and Analyst across various asset classes (office, life science, retail, and self-storage) and across various risk profiles (Core, Core-Plus, Value-Add, and Development). This Associate will be integral to the continued operations of CBRE IM’s South region by maximizing asset value through optimizing occupancy, maximizing revenue, reducing expenses, managing capital and other value‑add initiatives.
What You’ll Do
- Financial Modeling - Valuation, Disposition, Acquisition, and Financing Collaboration: Build, audit, maintain, and own financial models (in ARGUS and Excel) for valuations, hold‑sell analyses, reforecasts, and lease analyses across all assigned assets.
- Valuations – collaborate with Portfolio Management and external appraisers to review quarterly appraisals, and/or internal valuations.
- Dispositions – lead hold‑sell analyses, analyze BOVs, gather due diligence materials, and prepare investment committee memorandums.
- Acquisitions – collaborate with acquisitions team on new deals and developments to ensure underwriting is consistent with market conditions.
- Financings – work with capital markets team and lenders on financings, refinancings, and restructurings.
- Assist Asset Manager and Property Management teams in the creation and execution of annual budgets and business plans for the properties in accordance with portfolio strategies.
- Partner with accounting, portfolio management and/or joint venture partners to prepare quarterly property reports for separate accounts.
- Review property performance relative to business plan, quarterly lender reporting and annual expense reconciliations.
- Work with third‑party brokerage partners to develop leasing strategies and marketing collateral for your assets. Analyze lease economics, respond to LOIs and negotiate leases.
- Partner with Asset Manager, Acquisitions team members to become market experts, tracking sales & lease comps along with local market trends.
- Provide direction and oversight to tax & insurance consultants, and construction managers, to complete capital improvements projects.
What You Need
- Undergraduate degree in real estate, accounting, finance, economics or related field preferred.
- Minimum of 6 years of related experience in financial analysis/real estate asset management.
- High level of proficiency in ARGUS Enterprise and MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
- Experience with financial modeling, including cash flow models, IRR calculations, discounted cash flow valuations, and sensitivity tables.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively present information to colleagues, senior management, and clients/investors.
- Collaborative mindset to work effectively with cross‑functional teams, combined with ability to work independently.
- Strong attention to detail & organization skills with the ability to manage & prioritize multiple responsibilities.
- Experience reading and interpreting joint venture documents and loan agreements.
- Ability to mentor and develop analysts and senior analysts.
- Desire to interact with the real estate community to develop relationships with partners and brokers (leasing, investment sales and capital markets).
- Ability to travel up to 35% of the time.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Equal Employment Opportunity
CBRE has a long‑standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Candidate Accommodations
CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at or via telephone at (U.S.) and (Canada).
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans).
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