Equity and Structured Finance, Senior Analyst

Overview

Department: Capital Markets

Walker & Dunlop is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.

As trusted advisors to our clients, Walker & Dunlop Equity and Structured Finance experts go beyond cursory deal economics — we align with our clients to achieve the totality of their business plan. The team executes on a wide range of transactions, including operating company, portfolio, and multi-property sector asset-level investments, with experience throughout the capital stack. While our opportunity focus is domestic, our capital relationships are global.

This vast experience has made us a highly sought after advisor for many of the industry’s top developers, owners, and operators and a trusted resource for our capital providers.

The Equity and Structured Finance team is seeking a collaborative and driven Senior Analyst to join the New York or Houston office. This candidate will join a team of structured finance, investment banking and capital markets professionals who have executed over $40 billion of transactions. The Senior Analyst collaborates closely with all members of the Equity and Structured Finance team to support all aspects of transactions the team is pursuing.

This includes underwriting, financial modeling, market research, documentation, negotiation, and more. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with industry professionals to learn the fundamentals of strategic advisory and capital placement for our clients. The Senior Analyst is responsible for financial analysis, material preparation, and market research to aid in the financing of all types of commercial real estate assets in various markets across the country.

• Collaborate with the Equity and Structured Finance team to draft pitch materials and offering memoranda for project and portfolio level equity raises and recapitalizations. Support in ensuring included research, financial modeling and transaction narratives are accurate.
• Draft financial models for transactions, including outputs such as property level cash flows, draw schedules, investor waterfalls, and return sensitivity tables. Utilize market information, appraisals, and other data to support quick and accurately underwriting.
• Review relevant documentation, including leases, joint venture agreements, loan documents, and appraisals to quickly identify information relevant to transaction success.
• Utilize Salesforce, Excel and other platforms to track and maintain a database of investor mandates, transaction comps, and market trends.
• Aggregate and analyze market and investor data to help identify new prospects and optimize strategies.
• Participate in weekly pipeline meetings to discuss deal flow, deal status, market conditions and review new client leads.
• Support investor communication and inquiries by responding to requests for information timely and with accurate information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Attendance is generally required from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm local time, Monday through Friday.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Real Estate or related discipline, required.
• 3+ years of experience in Real Estate, Finance, Banking or related field preferred
• Multifamily, industrial, office, retail, and hospitality underwriting experience a plus

• Excellent financial modeling skills including thorough knowledge of Excel, and ARGUS a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Self-motivated, team oriented, and strong time management and organizational skills to prioritize tight deadlines.
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information.
• Ability to be proactive, anticipate demands, and accomplish tasks.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive materials with…