Associate Portfolio Manager

Company: Pine Tree
Location: Oak Brook
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Headquartered near Chicago, Pine Tree is a leader in the acquisition, development, leasing, and management of necessity-based retail properties throughout the United States. Since our founding in 1995, we have experience with hundreds of projects across the country and use our decades of experience to embrace an ever-changing retail landscape. Pine Tree currently oversees the operations of 115 shopping centers with a total value of over $4 billion nationwide.
Summary of Position
The Associate Portfolio Manager will work closely and collaboratively within the portfolio management team to support all operations, reporting, and investment strategy. The four-person team is responsible for a $2B portfolio of open-air retail assets. The ideal candidate will have a basic understanding of retail real estate fundamentals including valuations and capital markets. The role interacts daily with numerous groups both inside and outside the firm, including, but not limited to the executive team, clients, lenders, and asset management. Additionally, the position is responsible for working with the Portfolio Manager to guide dispositions from the BOV state through post-closing obligations.
Responsibilities
Portfolio Management

• Prepare ongoing reporting and analysis regarding the performance of investments
• Analyze financial models and investment activities to summarize investment performance, projections, liquidity, and other key metrics
• Compare investment performance against benchmarks and historical returns
• Monitor patterns and trends within our investment portfolios and compare to market environment
• Track asset dispositions and marketing/sale processes
• Run ad-hoc analyses and research to support portfolio management decisions Data Analysis and Reporting
  
  • Effectively run a reporting process by liaising with other teams and departments
  • Collect, aggregate, validate and distribute internal (asset, deal, or fund level) and external (market) data points
  • Assure consistency in data collection and distribution processes across the organization
  • Assist in the creation and ongoing maintenance of new reports and dashboards
  • Liaise with technology, accounting, and operations to build best in class systems and processes
  • Perform ad hoc and special projects as assigned Platform Operations
    
    • Assist with the budgeting processes of the platform
    • Analyze and validate financials to identify disparities and correct inaccuracies
    • Review accounting entries and validate proper allocation across entities, funds and investments
    • Support the Portfolio Management teams in reviewing and validating Advisory fees and other external costs charged to the Funds including comparisons of actuals to budget
    • Develop and maintain systems and reporting tools to facilitate data aggregation and analysis Desired Skillsets & Qualifications
      
      • Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, or related field
      • 5 years Commercial Real Estate experience
      • High proficiency with Microsoft excel
      • Competence in argus enterprise is a plus
      • Excellent interpersonal skills
      • Strong analytical and quantitative skills
      • Ability to work within a fast paced and ever changing environment
      • Travel is not required
        Compensation
        Competitive salary as well as a performance-based incentive. Benefits Pine Tree offers a compensation package commensurate with experience. Work/life benefits include but are not limited to access to on-site gym, participation in a 401K plan and a competitive healthcare package. Pine Tree We believe that trust, experience, humility, transparency, and responsibility should influence everything we do in business and life. As a result, we've built what we believe is the best team in the industry combining decades of experience in acquisitions, leasing, property management, development, design & construction, accounting, human resources and marketing.
        Pine Tree is an equal opportunity employer.

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