Fund Analyst, Reits

This is a Philadelphia based role. Must be able to commute in the greater Philadelphia area 4 days a week in-office.

The firm is looking to add a qualified analyst to provide detailed financial analysis to support its Mortgage REIT, FSCREIT Fund, which is a growing entity with ~8bn of AUM. The analyst will work alongside the Head of Real Estate, REIT CFO, and other senior professionals to support the growth and management of the Real Estate business. The analyst will be responsible for creating expert financial models to perform thorough analysis, crafting presentations, and evaluating feedback from across key areas of the firm. The analyst will be tasked with helping to drive the growth and strategic direction of the funds' performance. This includes participation in analyzing and setting distribution rate policies, projecting and maximizing fund and firm earnings, working across shared services departments (e.g. operations, finance, and technology) to align on infrastructure and support needs of the business, and reviewing and driving budgeted expenses for the business unit. The candidate will gain exposure to investment decisions and communicating key financial and operating results to internal and external stakeholders such as the fund's Board of Directors, and FS' executive team.

The candidate will also gain broad exposure across real estate, private equity, and credit asset classes. The candidate will be responsible for tracking down and resolving issues which detract from the Investment Team's ability to focus on investing and marketing their funds. The analyst will become a knowledge expert of FS' Real Estate business by building financial models and running financial projections and forecasts, understanding key drivers of fund and business performance, comprehending the unique aspects of fund structures, and grasping key operational, compliance, and control considerations of the business unit.

The ideal candidate will have advanced financial modeling expertise with deep industry knowledge. This role requires a self-starter with strong intuition, analytical and organizational capabilities and who is comfortable rolling up their sleeves. This person must have a business mindset and help drive solutions to day-to-day issues and larger challenges.

The successful candidate is expected to:

• Create detailed financial models to produce fund budgets and forecasts, including fund modeling and overall performance, capital raise and deployment assumptions, and fee and expense drivers.

• Analyze fund expenses to ensure resource optimization and funds are competitive.

• Develop skills to prepare presentations of financial and operating results to executive management, the board of directors, and external stakeholders.

• Participate in the development of the fund's liquidity profile and capital structure.

• Help drive the execution of strategic initiatives at the fund and business verticals.

• Research and evaluate portfolio monitoring foundation-build initiatives, leveraging new technologies where applicable.

• Drive reporting initiatives and processes, providing important financial data and analysis.

• Participate in the development of solutions to day-to-day issues and larger challenges facing the investment management business.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 18 months in a Real Estate fund or investing role (mREITs, Investment Banking, Equity Research).

• Advanced financial modeling proficiency and superior Excel and PowerPoint skills.

• Degree in real estate, finance, accounting, engineering, math, or computer science a plus.

• Knowledge of the financial markets and real estate markets and a plus.

• Strong organization skills; excellent attention to detail; self-motivated and team oriented.

• Ability to produce accurate results under tight time constraints.