Full-Time

Financial Strategy Analyst

Ascent Developer Solutions

Ascent Developer Solutions

51-200 employees

Private lending platform for real estate developers

Compensation Overview

$85k - $100k/yr

+ Discretionary Bonus (15%)

Encino, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hybrid

Fridays are work-from-home; on-site Monday-Thursday at Encino office.

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Financial Modeling

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Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Accounting, or related field
  • 0–2 years of experience; internship or coursework in real estate finance or credit analysis a plus
  • Strong Excel skills; comfort with formulas, sensitivity tables, and structured model inputs
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational and follow-through skills
  • Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable asking questions and taking direction
  • Exposure to PowerBI or similar reporting tools a plus, not required
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with Sales, Finance, and Credit to build and maintain financial models supporting loan pricing and structuring
  • Maintain a forward-looking pipeline of modeled deals, providing visibility into ROE, cash flows, leverage, and key risk drivers
  • Act as a bridge between Sales and Finance, translating deal complexity into clear economics and actionable feedback
  • Analyze pipeline and portfolio trends to recommend pricing, structural, and process improvements
  • Partner with Data and Technology teams to collaboratively build reporting, dashboards, and automation supporting the lending platform
  • The setup and ongoing maintenance of sold loan structures including key attributes for IO strip components, ensuring accurate and consistent representation in PowerBI.
  • Model complex loan transactions across a variety of client business lines while distilling the complexity into simple, user-friendly tools / reporting that foster clear and transparent client communications, including indicative terms and LOI disclosures
  • Analyze and provide deep insights into rate and fee structures, revenue recognition, forward cash flows / construction draw activity, leverage, loan duration, cost structures, and other components that drive ROE and ROA
  • Create tracking of the loan (and Sponsor) profitability (ROE and ROA) post loan payoff and compare to initial ROE and ROA expectations.
  • Assist in preparing investor and executive-level presentations, highlighting loan performance trends and market opportunities
  • Support onboarding and cross-departmental training efforts and materials
  • Recommend automation and process improvements where applicable
Ascent Developer Solutions

Ascent Developer Solutions

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Ascent Developer Solutions provides private lending and institutional debt financing for top-tier housing developers and investors. It offers short-term secured loans for purchasing, renovating, and constructing single-family, homebuilder, and multi-family projects, plus post-completion bridge financing, funded upfront and repaid with interest over a short period. The company uses proprietary data tools to tailor each loan to a project’s needs, structuring secured debt and charging origination fees and other costs. Its goal is to help developers bring residential properties to market by delivering flexible, customized capital.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Reached $3 billion in originations and expanded into New England.
  • Closed a $400 million facility for Thomas James Homes in 2025.
  • Manufactured housing financing opens a new, less crowded lending niche.

What critics are saying

  • Rapid growth to $3 billion origination pace can weaken underwriting discipline.
  • Thomas James Homes concentration ties performance to one large borrower.
  • Interest-rate shocks raise borrower carry costs and increase extension risk.

What makes Ascent Developer Solutions unique

  • Founded in 2024 by Robert Wasmund with Elliott Investment Management backing.
  • Offers short-term secured loans for acquisition, renovation, construction, and bridge financing.
  • Adds in-house construction management to speed draws and improve project visibility.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

401(k) Retirement Plan

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

4%
Business Wire
Nov 4th, 2025
Ascent Developer Solutions Provides $400 Million Debt Facility to Thomas James Homes, the Nation's Largest Single-Lot Homebuilder

Ascent Developer Solutions provides $400 million debt facility to Thomas James Homes, the nation's largest single-lot homebuilder. LOS ANGELES-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Ascent Developer Solutions ("AscentDS") has provided a $400 million construction debt facility to Thomas James Homes ("TJH"), the nation's largest single-lot homebuilder, to support continued expansion and operational efficiency across high-demand U.S. infill markets. This facility strengthens a growing partnership between AscentDS and TJH, two firms aligned in redefining how residential construction is financed, scaled, and delivered. The announcement follows a period of rapid growth for AscentDS, bringing its origination volume to more than $1.6 billion since its launch with backing from Elliott Investment Management L.P. in July 2024. "AscentDS is proud to continue our growth trajectory alongside Thomas James Homes," said Robert Wasmund, Founder and CEO of Ascent Developer Solutions. "This milestone facility is a natural progression of a productive relationship with TJH and a testament to our team's white-glove approach to building long-term relationships with highly sophisticated borrowers. It also highlights the value of our best-in-class in-house construction management services platform." The facility provides additional capital for TJH's ongoing expansion across California, the Pacific Northwest, and Arizona. As a well-capitalized, institutionally owned platform, TJH continues to lead its category by delivering luxury homes with guaranteed pricing, guaranteed timelines, and an integrated delivery model that brings predictability to a traditionally uncertain sector. "This facility reflects continued recognition of Thomas James Homes' differentiated approach to luxury single-lot infill development," said Jamie Mead, Chief Executive Officer of Thomas James Homes. "It enables the next phase of disciplined growth as we scale efficiently across high-demand markets. Our partnership with Ascent Developer Solutions reinforces our commitment to precision, certainty, and performance. These qualities define our platform and set us apart in infill residential construction." Together, AscentDS and TJH are demonstrating how strategic capital and operational discipline can unlock scalable innovation in the U.S. housing market. About Ascent Developer Solutions Headquartered in Southern California, AscentDS is a leading private lending and institutional debt platform offering customized financing solutions to top-tier single- and multi-family developers and investors, with more than $1.6 billion in origination volume as of October 2025. Founded in 2024 by Robert Wasmund, AscentDS provides short-term secured loans for the acquisition, renovation, and construction of single-family, homebuilder, and multi-family properties, along with post-completion bridge financing. The company leverages long-term borrower relationships, a proven management team, and a best-in-class in-house construction management platform to deliver speed, transparency, and reliability at scale. Visit ascentds.com or follow on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ascent-developer-solutions. Elliott Investment Management L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Elliott") manages approximately $76.1 billion of assets as of June 30, 2025. Founded in 1977, it is one of the oldest funds under continuous management. The Elliott funds' investors include pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, high net worth individuals and families, and employees of the firm. About Thomas James Homes Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, Thomas James Homes (TJH) is the nation's largest single-lot homebuilder, reimagining the homebuilding experience through guaranteed pricing, guaranteed timelines, and an end-to-end approach that simplifies every step of the process. With more than 1,000 luxury homes delivered across major U.S. markets, TJH combines design excellence, construction precision, and data-driven execution to deliver certainty, quality, and value at scale. TJH is owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Learn more at tjh.com. Media Contact: Donna Haldipur Marino PR, on behalf of Ascent Developer Solutions [email protected] More News From Ascent Developer Solutions LOS ANGELES-( BUSINESS WIRE )-CEI and LWK Secure $100mm Custom Credit Facility from AscentDS to Accelerate Workforce Housing Density Addition Strategy... LOS ANGELES-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Ascent Developer Solutions ("AscentDS"), a relationship-based lender providing customized financing solutions to top-tier real estate developers, has announced a key milestone, reaching $1B in originations since its July 2024 launch, far outpacing its previous projections. This announcement follows a year of significant growth for the strategic lending platform firm, including but not limited to its successful launch with backing by investment management firm Ellio... LOS ANGELES-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Robert Wasmund and funds managed by Elliott Investment Management L.P. ("Elliott") have partnered to launch Ascent Developer Solutions ("AscentDS"), a relationship-based lender providing customized financing solutions to top-tier real estate developers. The launch is powered by an equity capital commitment from Elliott, a multi-strategy investment management firm with substantial experience in asset-based investments and specialty finance platforms. Elliott's inves... Media Contact: Donna Haldipur Marino PR, on behalf of Ascent Developer Solutions [email protected].

ABF Journal
Oct 28th, 2025
Cypress Equity Investments and LWK Partners Secure $100MM Custom Credit Facility

Cypress Equity Investments (CEI), an institutional multifamily developer and real estate investment company, and LWK Partners (LWK), a real estate private

Connect CRE
Feb 13th, 2025
California People and Company News, Week of Feb. 14, 2025

Ascent Developer Solutions, a relationship-based lender to top-tier real estate developers, announced that Jason Savage has joined the firm as SVP, treasury & capital markets.

Connect CRE
Nov 14th, 2024
California People and Company News, Week of Nov. 15, 2024

Tangram Interiors appointed Nick Meter as its new president.

Deal.town
Jul 24th, 2024
Ascent Developer Solutions launches to serve construction loan needs - HousingWire

The private mortgage lending platform launched Friday in conjunction with an equity infusion from Elliott Investment Management.