Real Estate Analyst

We are in search of a dynamic and results-driven Real Estate Analyst to join our team and assume a crucial role in shaping the financial strategy and performance of our organization. The ideal candidate will be tasked with creating and executing advanced financial models, providing support to executive teams in finance and asset management, and elevating decision-making through strategic analyses. The Real Estate Analyst will serve as a key collaborator for Clermont's senior management team, exerting substantial influence over the organization's strategy and operational aspects, including direct involvement with the CEO and EVPs overseeing Finance & Administration, Asset Management, and Business Development (asset acquisition).

As a Real Estate Analyst, you will transcend the traditional analyst role, actively engaging in decision-making and leadership across various aspects of business and operations. Your role will involve maintaining a delicate equilibrium between strategic initiatives and efficient, streamlined processes, fostering collaboration with the management team and investors to propel the company's growth agenda. If you possess an entrepreneurial spirit, embrace intellectual curiosity, and prioritize continuous learning, we welcome you to join our team. Contribute to shaping flourishing Real Estate ventures through insightful analysis and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Modeling:

• Develop and implement best-in-class financial models for asset acquisition, asset management, capital planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Identify and incorporate key financial levers into business metrics, KPIs, and dashboards for effective performance measurement.

Technology Implementation:

• Research and implement technology systems that enhance financial modeling, analysis, and reporting activities.
• Collaborate with IT and other functional areas to streamline processes, improve integration, and enhance information accessibility.

Executive Support:

• Assist the executive team in finance, asset management, and acquisition roles.
• Contribute to external reporting to the company’s Board and investors.

Efficiency and Effectiveness:

• Operate a highly efficient and balanced analyst function to drive cost savings and improve overall effectiveness.
• Work with senior management to develop annual operating plans and long-term plans, focusing on revenue growth, margin improvement, strong cash flow, and increased returns on investment.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with the Board, shareholders, and partner organizations.
• Collaborate with the analyst teams at partner and shareholder organizations, incorporating feedback for continuous improvement.

Acquisition Support:

• Participate in the evaluation and diligence of acquisition targets.
• Provide support and expertise for potential activities, including post-acquisition integration and operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Proven experience in financial modeling, analysis, and reporting.
• Must demonstrate a comprehensive technical grasp of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost management principles. Additionally, a practical understanding of Real Estate acquisition and return models is required.
• Strong proficiency in technology systems related to financial analysis and reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across various functions.
• Thrives on challenges and is enthusiastic about the opportunity to foster long-term business growth.
• Effectively communicate a coherent perspective verbally, both in one-on-one interactions and in large group settings.
• Exhibits discernment in knowing when to emphasize a point and possesses the ability to constructively reconcile variances in an open and positive fashion.
• The ideal candidate should embody unwavering integrity, moral character, high ethical standards, and strong values—a person the organization can trust unequivocally.
• Candidates with proficiency in French will be prioritized for this role.

It is important to note that this position will be on-site at least 3 days a week, reflecting the dynamic nature of our startup environment. The office location is in midtown Toronto (Yonge/Lawrence).

Additional details about the role:

Initially, this role will concentrate on onboarding and revising pivotal financial models essential to the investment thesis and the establishment of initial business processes. Subsequent priorities will involve developing new acquisition underwriting models and evaluation models for assessing both the financial and non-financial performance of existing Real Estate assets.

As the organization embarks on a growth phase, expanded duties will involve aiding in the budgeting and planning process, conducting periodic financial reporting, overseeing capital planning for owned properties, forecasting cash flow, and overseeing partnership distributions. Direct collaboration with Clermont's principal investor (Ardian) and occasional interactions with the company's full Board are integral aspects of this role.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving the organization's goal of establishing a resilient recurring revenue model. The ideal candidate possesses a strategic mindset and a proven track record of successfully scaling organizations, with a particular focus on the Real Estate sector.

About Clermont:

Clermont, headquartered in Toronto, ON, is a commercial Real Estate company established in 2024 with the express mission of becoming the largest owner of parking Real Estate in Canada.

At inception, the company was endowed with 5 parking properties: three in Québec, one in Ontario, and one in British Columbia. With a solid pipeline of opportunities, robust financial backing, tremendous industry expertise and an absence of competitors, the company is optimistic about its growth prospects.

During its establishment phase, the company’s finance and administrative functions are being supported under the terms of a Transition Services Agreement (TSA) with a minority investment partner. A key priority for the new Financial Analyst will be to support the executive team in their efforts to establish the infrastructure and processes necessary to wind up the TSA before its expiry in 2025.

Funding for the business is principally provided by Ardian. Originally the private equity arm of Axa, the global French insurer, Ardian is now one of the largest European-headquartered private equity firms, with global reach and over US$150bn in assets in diverse sectors of the economy.

The composition of Indigo's workforce reflects a wide variety of ages, profiles and roles. We maintain and promote this openness through a policy of equal opportunities and fight against all forms of discrimination in hiring and in work relationships. Applications from various groups are welcomed and encouraged. Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment or discrimination and, accommodations are available upon request in the relationship to employment and materials.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. However, due to the high volume of applicants, we will only be contacting candidates selected for an interview.

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Vision care

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON M5E 1K3