Investment Analyst

The Investment Analyst is an essential member of CBRE Toronto's National Investment Team, actively contributing to the team's success through rigorous analysis, sound judgment, responsiveness, and integrity. Supported by ongoing coaching and direct exposure to senior team members, the Analyst will progressively take ownership of assigned work streams while maintaining a strong sense of urgency and highest professional standards.

The Investment Analyst will conduct real estate and market analysis and prepare financial models, pitch presentations, valuation materials, and marketing documents for investment sales assignments, with a primary focus on multifamily residential assets. Responsibilities include underwriting investment opportunities, analyzing financial and operating data, reviewing rent rolls and lease documentation, conducting market research, and synthesizing economic and real estate trends into clear internal, and client-facing insights.

CBRE’s National Investment Team is a market-leading investment sales platform advising institutional and private investors on some of Canada's most significant real estate transactions across office, industrial, retail, multifamily, and development land. The team includes Chartered Financial Analysts, former bankers, and asset managers. The team caters to corporate, institutional, and entrepreneurial real estate investors.

• Prepare financial models for various real estate asset classes, with a focus on multifamily residential, using in-house spreadsheet templates.
• Analyze property financials, rent rolls, AGIs, utilities, budgets, and capital expenses using Excel.
• Review third party reports and identify key factors impacting the properties analyzed.
• Research demographic, locational, and market information for proposals and marketing materials.
• Collaborate with sales representatives and other team members with respect to underwriting and marketing matters.
• Respond promptly to requests for information and analytical support from team members and clients.
• Draft sections of marketing materials and other client-facing deliverables in coordination with the sales and marketing teams.
• Assist with special ad-hoc projects, presentations, and initiatives assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at the highest level of diligence. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) from an accredited four-year college or university strongly preferred, ideally in Real Estate, Finance, Business, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Progress towards a CFA, CPA, or AACI would be an asset.
• 2-4 years relevant real estate analytical work experience preferred.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including the ability to build, audit, and clearly present complex financial analyses.
• Solid grounding in financial concepts, corporate finance, and valuation is required.
• Excellent conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills to solve real estate issues and identify value-added opportunities.
• Working knowledge of CMHC-insured financing, including multifamily underwriting considerations is an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable, and professional service to internal and external clients.
• Ability to effectively present information in written and verbal form to team members and clients.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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