Job Title

Analyst – CRE Due Diligence

Job Description Summary

Support C&W US on various agency underwriting assignments

Job Description

Overall Job Purpose

To support Cushman & Wakefield US Underwriting team on commercial real estate financing assignments by analyzing property, market, and borrower information, evaluating risks, and preparing underwriting materials and summaries for internal review.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyze information provided by borrowers to develop a comprehensive understanding of the real estate asset underlying a financing request.
• Evaluate and compile property-level financial information, including income statements, rent rolls, reimbursements, occupancy statistics, and related data using Excel-based financial models.
• Conduct and compile market research to assess and validate project economics and underwriting assumptions, utilizing third-party data sources (e.g., REIS, RCA) and publicly available information.
• Review and analyze third-party reports, including real estate appraisals, environmental reports, property condition assessments, zoning analyses, and other due diligence materials.
• Perform borrower-level analysis to assess net worth, liquidity, investments, and identify and interpret any derogatory credit or financial issues.
• Prepare concise and structured written summaries and memo sections outlining key findings, risks, and observations related to the asset, market, and borrower for inclusion in underwriting briefs.

Desired Skillset & Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Engineering, MBA, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 0-2 years of relevant work experience in real estate underwriting, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with working knowledge of financial concepts such as Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Net Present Value (NPV), and return analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments and tight timelines effectively.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;

• Career development and a promote from within culture;

• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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