Analyst

RCLCO Fund Advisors (“RFA”), a division of RCLCO, is a SEC Registered Investment Advisor and leading real estate investment consulting firm that advises some of the world’s largest pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors. Providing tailored investment solutions by leveraging its deep understanding of market dynamics, RFA assists its clients in the implementation of their real estate strategy through the allocation and management of real estate capital across all real estate strategies and property types. RFA currently has approximately $88 billion of assets under advisement and has advised on over $11 billion of equity investments for its clients.

RFA builds upon our decades of experience and renowned expertise in applied real estate analysis to address the important and unique issues regarding real estate investing faced by institutional investors, including:

• Developing strategies that maximize value throughout the cycle through the development and implementation of investment ideas, pacing plans, policies, and risk management systems;
• Providing high quality and forward-looking investment analyses, including review of buildings, separate accounts, and funds and programmatic joint ventures that will provide superior risk- adjusted investment returns;
• Developing and implementing asset monitoring systems that identify and manage risk in existing portfolios on a timely basis to maximize value; and
• Providing strategic thinking regarding investment analyses, portfolio construction, and management through presentations, articles, and custom work for clients.

Position Summary:

RFA seeks qualified and experienced Analysts and Associates for our Investments & Portfolio Management team. The position will be based in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, or Washington, D.C. 

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Underwriting new investments on behalf of institutional investors (comprising over $50 billion in invested real estate equity) across multiple property types and locations, including the review of cash flow assumptions, pricing, fees, and preparation of discounted cash flow models including complex waterfall fee structures;
• Analyzing investment opportunities in operating companies, separate accounts, programmatic joint venture, and funds;
• Evaluating potential investment partners based on track records, strategies, pipelines, financial and operating structures, and management interviews;
• Research and develop knowledge of industry trends and participants;
• Reviewing existing assets, including investment performance reporting, hold/sell analyses, budget reviews, capital plans, restructuring analyses, and appraisal reviews; and