Associate – Real Estate Acquisitions

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Position Summary

Our industrial/logistics acquisitions team in East Rutherford is seeking an Associate to provide advanced financial analysis, research, and due diligence support to Ares’ acquisition activities in the Northeast Region to assist in expanding their portfolio, which is currently over 26 million square feet, located in 7 markets. This Associate will collaborate with various team members across different departments and groups. Responsibilities are broad, and directly impact key operations of the business. 

Essential Duties

• Perform advanced modeling and valuation analysis (Argus and Excel) for potential acquisitions and development opportunities
• Create discounted cash flow models used to analyze returns for potential acquisitions
• Prepare thorough and concise Investment Memos for presentation to the Investment Committee and Board of Directors thru interaction and support with associates and senior management during each phase of the acquisition process
• Formulate key investment decisions based on judgment and empirical analysis of the data
• Provide and qualify informed opinions of an investment’s merits based on collecting, processing, and tracking of in-depth market information and related matters
• Support associates and senior management of Ares in matters related to the successful operation of various business units
• Professionally represent Ares to the broader real estate community (ex. brokers, bankers, and other service providers)
• Travel as required of position

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 2-4 years applicable work experience preferred
• Proficiency in Argus Enterprise; Argus certification a plus
• Proficiency in Excel
• Financial background in real estate or finance preferred
• Bachelor’s degree with undergraduate coursework in business, finance, accounting; with a strong understanding of real estate finance principles
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and create real estate documents including, but not limited to, LOIs, RFPs, property offering memorandums, market reports and tenant leases
• Excellent written and communication skills preferred
• Advanced PowerPoint and Word skills preferred
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• High ethical standards and strong worth ethic

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Compensation

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.