Associate Director - Real Estate Equity Asset Management, Eastern Region

Associate Director - Real Estate Equity Asset Management, Eastern Region

Location: Hartford, CT (preferred), Boston, MA, Charlotte, NC

Barings is a $345+billion1 global investment manager sourcing differentiated opportunities and building long-term portfolios across public and private fixed income, real estate, and specialist equity markets. With investment professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, aims to serve its clients, communities and employees, and is committed to sustainable practices and responsible investment. Learn more, at .

1as of December 31, 2020

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain valuation models for assigned assets, including updating with new leases as they are executed and adjusting market assumptions and valuation parameters as appropriate.
• Coordinate quarterly valuations with asset managers, regional director and chief appraiser.  Review external appraisals and work with asset managers to reconcile valuation issues.
• Analyze lease transactions, including calculation of net effective rents and impact on value.
• Assist with annual budgets and business plans, quarterly reports and ad hoc reporting requirements.
• Assist with dispositions and financings, including compilation and dissemination of due diligence information.
• Support due diligence and closing processes on new acquisitions, including legal, financial and physical reviews.
• Maintain and update regional portfolio reports.
• Supervise and direct analyst support of asset management function.
• Report to Regional Asset Management Lead and Asset Managers
• Participate in regularly scheduled property leasing calls and meetings
• Develop an understanding of each asset for which you work on
• Ensure accuracy of the property rent roll and commercial space tracking system (VTS)
• Monitor and analyze the performance of property investments through monthly financial reports and IRR of hold modeling

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of commercial real estate investment analysis or valuation experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably with a business, finance or real estate emphasis.
• Advanced proficiency in ARGUS and Microsoft Excel
• Strong quantitative and analytical background
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized
• Must be able to work independently while still functioning well in a team
• Develop strong and effective relationships both internally and externally
• Keen attention to detail and the ability to manage to aggressive deadlines
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Willing to travel