Standard Communities is an award winning affordable, workforce, and mixed-income housing innovator. As one of the AHF Top 50 largest owners of affordable housing in the country, Standard cultivates long-term public and private partnerships to produce and preserve affordable, environmentally sustainable housing.

The work we do is essential at reducing the affordable housing crisis, and our portfolio of over 80 communities and 13,500 units, provides high-quality housing for more than 30,000 people. Our team consists of more than 70 people across the country, including industry leaders in finance, construction, and asset management, who lead our industry at creating quality housing and strong communities.

Founded in 2008, Standard Communities is relentlessly focused on growth and has completed more than $3 billion in housing transactions with a portfolio that spans 17 states. As a California Benefit Corporation, we are socially conscious entrepreneurs that value high performance, corporate responsibility, and innovation.

Our long-term goal is to own more than 50,000 units and provide affordable, environmentally sustainable housing to more than 100,000 people by 2030. We are looking for curious, ambitious self-leaders to join our fast-moving, forward focused team.

Interested? Read more about the latest opportunity to join our team below.

THE POSITION

The Analyst is responsible for a wide range of tasks/responsibilities including but not limited to; downloading and summarizing offering memorandums and related deal offering materials, real property tax analysis, rent roll analysis, rent comparable analysis, historical income statement analysis, income statement projections, market and submarket analysis, deal opportunity tracking, research/data/mapping.

What You Can Expect to Do

Financial Analysis:

Provide support for financial analysis and underwriting of potential acquisition and development opportunities utilizing Excel.

Market Research:

Provide research support utilizing online, internal, and external resources. Data aggregation and analysis will be required. Stay current on industry trends and maintain market awareness in targeted markets through direct research and review of third-party research.

Investor Marketing:

Assist in preparing investment presentations for investors, government agencies and brokers.

Transaction Execution:

Assist in due diligence, coordination of 3rd party vendors, interfacing with lenders and government agencies, preparation of closing statements etc.

What You Should Have

• Strong Excel modeling and quantitative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, presentation and analytical skills
• Ability to take ownership and commitment to follow through
• Ability to effectively prioritize and handle multiple tasks under pressure
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• 1-2 years of relevant work experience in financial analysis – previous employment at a principal real estate, real estate development, real estate investment or commercial banking firm preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree – Finance, Accounting, Economics or Real Estate Concentration is a plus
• High Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required

What You Should Be

• “Making the call’: Strong problem solving, investigating, and critical judgment skills for all proposed scopes of work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word is required.
• Strong understanding of budgets and reviewing financial statements.
• Must be a proactive, detail-oriented person with excellent analytical skills.
• Independent, self-starter mentality, with exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• Eager to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Ambitious, desire to grow.
• Highly accountable: able to take ownership, meet deadlines, follow-through.
• Highly motivated self-starter and independent worker.
• Proven ability to excel in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Acknowledges and learns from mistakes and challenges.
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• Able to work collaboratively in a small team environment; can “roll up his/her sleeves” and pitch in where necessary within the organization.

Who You Can Expect to Work With

Tommy Attridge

Robert Fine