Development & Acquisition Associate

About Larry H. Miller Real Estate

Larry H. Miller Real Estate (LHMRE), a portfolio company of the Larry H. Miller Company, is a vertically integrated real estate platform that engages in site acquisition and development, project and construction management, financial and capital structuring, and property and asset management. LHMRE’s development projects and assets include large-scale master-planned residential communities; commercial, industrial, and entertainment venue development and asset management; and a growing portfolio of joint ventures with leading real estate partners across the nation. The Larry H. Miller Company provides management and direction for its portfolio of well-known and high-performing companies, and always seeks to support its mission to enrich lives and its vision to be the best place in town to work and the best place in town to do business.

FLSA Exemption: Exempt/Salaried

Reports to: Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Description:

The Development & Acquisition Associate optimizes the Larry H. Miller Real Estate portfolio by providing financial and strategic analytics and recommendations to management. They aid in the goals of achieving target financial returns, managing cash flow, and generating community impact.

Scope of Responsibilities/Duties:

• Work closely with the leadership team to formulate the Real Estate company’s medium to long term financial and strategic plan
• Build custom models using Microsoft Excel for evaluation of potential acquisition and development opportunities across all major property types including multifamily, office, retail, industrial, residential land development and construction
• Collect and review market data for determining key assumptions on costs, rents, leverage, cap rates, operating budgets, etc.
• Support deal team by assisting with due diligence (e.g., reviewing leases, contracts, historical operating statements, partnership agreements, third party reports, etc.) and loan closing
• Work with asset management team to monitor existing investments on an on-going basis
• Producing periodic financial and metric reporting to monitor and track business performance
• Prepare investment committee content summarizing merits and risks of investment opportunities
• All other duties as assigned

Experience & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or other relevant field. Extra consideration for MRED, MBA, or MSF.

• Minimum of 3-4 years of progressively responsible financial analysis responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of accounting procedures and policies.
• Must possess the ability to adapt to different personalities and management styles.
• Team player and with good interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter with good verbal and written communication skills, and ability to frequently present to management and executive team.
• Reliance on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Dedicated and hard working.
• Strong leadership qualities and management of others.
• Above average organizational skills.
• Demonstrate the upmost professionalism in how you represent yourself.
• Lead with integrity while producing high quality work.
• Experience in Microsoft suite required, especially Excel.

Physical Requirements:

• Primarily in-office environment with some walking, standing, and climbing stairs in/around construction sites, apartment homes, models, and properties.
• Must have the ability to read and comprehend large quantities of information, operate computer equipment, speak, hear, bend, stoop, reach, lift, move, and carry up to 60 lbs. independently. 
• To perform other duties as required.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

Manage Complexity: Make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively analyze situations and identify solutions. 

Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.

Plans and Aligns: Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational needs and goals. Includes ability to break down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions while anticipating and adjusting effective contingency plans.

Instills Trust: Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity by following through on commitments, keeping confidences, and showing consistency between words and actions.

Strategic Mindset: Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies. Achieved by anticipating future trends and implications accurately and articulating credible pictures and visions of possibilities that will create sustainable value.

Note: The need may arise to revise, supplement, or rescind portions of this job description, and Larry H. Miller Real Estate reserves the right to do so at any time. Employee shall be required to meet the qualifications and perform the duties of any revised job description.