Financial and Investment Analyst

The Scion Group

(Chicago, Illinois)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About The Scion Group

We’re one of North America’s leading owners, operators and advisors of student housing.

Summary

The Scion Group is growing and looking to add a Financial & Investment Analyst to its team. This position will be responsible for assisting acquisitions, asset management, investor relations, property operations and advisory services in matters of financial and investment analysis.

Responsibilities

**Acquisitions**

* Assist with company growth and development strategies;
* Provide analytical support in determining the feasibility of potential transactions;
* Assist with building and analyzing pro-forma models;
* Assist in capital raising efforts through the preparation of venture-level financial models, historical track record analysis and general marketing materials;
* Assist with transaction due diligence by collecting, reviewing, and summarizing various property diligence reports, leases, property financial information, and other due diligence documents.

**Asset Management & Investor Relations:**

* Assist in building operating and capital budgets;
* Review monthly financial performance reports with site staff and assist in the completion of monthly cash flow reports;
* Assisting in preparing investor quarterly letters

**Property Operations:**

* Assist with the transition of newly acquired properties into the portfolio;
* Assist in analyzing and tracking of community daily leasing velocity, leasing incentives and determining the feasibility of potential rate changes;
* Aggregate portfolio-wide data and provide analysis of portfolio leasing and financial performance against available income and expense survey data and public-REIT data;

**Advisory Services:**

* Perform research of student housing markets in support of the on time delivery of reports;
* Review market, campus and survey data and present written results;
* Assist in the writing and production of proposals for prospective clients

Acquisitions

Assist with company growth and development strategies;
Provide analytical support in determining the feasibility of potential transactions;
Assist with building and analyzing pro-forma models;
Assist in capital raising efforts through the preparation of venture-level financial models, historical track record analysis and general marketing materials;
Assist with transaction due diligence by collecting, reviewing, and summarizing various property diligence reports, leases, property financial information, and other due diligence documents.

Asset Management & Investor Relations:

Assist in building operating and capital budgets;
Review monthly financial performance reports with site staff and assist in the completion of monthly cash flow reports;
Assisting in preparing investor quarterly letters

Property Operations:

Assist with the transition of newly acquired properties into the portfolio;
Assist in analyzing and tracking of community daily leasing velocity, leasing incentives and determining the feasibility of potential rate changes;
Aggregate portfolio-wide data and provide analysis of portfolio leasing and financial performance against available income and expense survey data and public-REIT data;

Advisory Services:

Perform research of student housing markets in support of the on time delivery of reports;
Review market, campus and survey data and present written results;
Assist in the writing and production of proposals for prospective clients

Ideal Candidate

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study (business, finance, real estate, economics) with direct experience in real estate finance or analysis preferred;
Extremely strong Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentation skills;
Excellent organization, written and verbal communications;
Strong research, analytical and problem solving skills

Compensation and Working Conditions