About Spira Equity Partners:
Spira Equity Partners (“Spira”) is a real estate private equity firm committed to creating a lasting social impact through our investments in affordable multifamily housing. Spira is currently managing multiple private funds with strategies covering core and opportunistic mandates. Our current portfolio includes over 3,600 units with total assets under management over US$750 million.
Our firm culture is unique. Each of our staff members is entrepreneurial, a passionate self-starter, motivated by curiosity and thrives when faced with challenging assignments. Each member of the firm is evaluated on their contributions, efforts and collaboration to meeting our objectives. Our smaller team of determined high performers is deliberately supportive and nurturing as collaboration is critical to achieving our goals.
About the role:
Spira is seeking an Analyst to join the Investments team in our Vancouver office. The Analyst will focus primarily on multifamily real estate acquisitions in the United States on behalf of Spira’s investment funds, divestitures and other monetization transactions, and will support fundraising activities as appropriate. The role will work closely with senior team members across the firm.
The ideal candidate is highly adaptable to a fast-paced and dynamic environment where organization and prioritization skills are paramount. You will possess a strong work ethic that enables you to persevere and a genuine dedication to achieving excellence, focusing on delivering results.
As an Analyst, you will:
- Perform in-depth market research to support investments and/or strategies.
- Prepare valuation and financial analysis on potential acquisitions.
- Perform extensive due diligence on each transaction, including traveling to the properties, meeting with management, coordinating with various advisors and formulating the investment strategies and business plans.
- Develop and write investment committee memos and presentations and present investment recommendations.
- Work with the Asset Management team to implement business strategies post-acquisition.
About you:
Spira seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven work environment and will contribute to a positive culture. The ideal candidate is highly motivated, intelligent, responsible, has sound judgment and has demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.
The successful candidate must demonstrate:
- At least 1-2 years of experience in real estate investment, investment banking, private equity, M&A or other relevant professional experience.
- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
- High observation skills with close attention to detail.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to handle multiple projects at a time.
- A self-starter mentality, but with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Intellectual curiosity and genuine interest in the real estate industry.
- Confidence and self-awareness with superior interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- The ability to communicate complex information and issues clearly and concisely.
- A high level of professionalism and integrity.
- Superior academic achievement.
- Avanced user knowledge in Excel and PowerPoint.
Spira is committed to investing in our team members; we offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package, with a year-end performance-based bonus and RRSP contributions.
- Career growth and continuous development.
- A fun, dynamic, collaborative and fast-paced office environment with various team-building events throughout the year.
Your next step:
- Should this posting resonate with you and you feel you may be an appropriate fit for this position, please send us your resume to: [email protected] and state “Analyst – Vancouver” in the subject line.
- We would like to thank everyone for their interest in Spira Equity Partners but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00-$85,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
- Bonus pay
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- This role is based in Vancouver, BC and requires in-office work. Are you able to work from our office in Vancouver?
- How many years of experience in real estate investment, investment banking, private equity, M&A or other relevant professional experience do you currently have?
- Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?
Work Location: In person
