Summer 2027 Portfolio Management Analyst

@ Harrison Street
Harrison Streetharrisonstreet.com

Summer 2027 Portfolio Management Analyst

Posted 1 day ago

About the job

Harrison Street Asset Management is a global firm specializing in real estate, infrastructure, and credit investments. The role involves financial analysis, modeling, and supporting portfolio and investor reporting, with an emphasis on learning and problem-solving.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or work experience in real estate
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel
  • Knowledge of finance and accounting
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Attention to detail and organized

Qualifications

  • Eager to learn and self-directed
  • Previous real estate analysis experience is a plus
  • High attention to detail
  • Strong organizational skills

Full job description

Harrison Street Asset Management ("HSAM") is a leading global alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, infrastructure, and credit strategies across North America and Europe. Headquartered in Chicago, Toronto, and London with offices across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the firm has over $108 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional investors and registered investment advisors globally.

Founded on a culture of innovation, HSAM is an early mover in alternative real estate and mid-market infrastructure. Today, the firm’s global team, consisting of more than 520 professionals, is committed to creating long-term value through deep sector expertise and forward-thinking strategies.

Candidates should be dependable, self-starters, and have a strong desire to learn and problem solve. Candidates should possess broad-based analytical skills and have knowledge of and/or the desire to learn the following: accounting concepts and financial statements, large amounts of work in Excel including working with models, ability to manipulate large data sets, and superior written and oral communication skills. The individual must be able to effectively allocate time between multiple immediate, short and medium-term tasks, changing priorities, strict deadlines and provide analytical support for multiple people within management. 


Responsibilities:

  • Overall financial analysis responsibilities for the Portfolio Management group;

    • Update and maintain portfolio financial projection models to calculate and project fund level cash 


                 flows and returns;



    • Maintain Portfolio investment and diversification summary for presentation to the firm’s 


                 Investment Committee;


    • Monitor Fund level financial performance to identify and communicate opportunities and threats;


    • Coordinate and assist in the completion of material for quarterly and annual investor reporting, 


  • Advisory Committee Meetings, webinars, and various internal reporting;

    • Assist in the establishment of fund and asset level KPIs and track performance;


    • Assist the portfolio management team’s efforts toward the implementation of a firmwide data


                platform by validating historical and new data


    • Analyze sector, strategy and partner performance;


    • Analyze the financial impact of proposed capital events (sales, refinances, etc.) to the fund 


                performance;


    • Work closely with Acquisitions and Asset Management to incorporate new investments into the 


  • Funds and monitor on-going asset level performance;

    • Participate in the annual business planning and valuation process;


    • Coordinate with Client Services and Marketing and Accounting groups to processes and respond 


                 to investor requests;


    • Utilize third party applications (Yardi, Chatham, Argus, etc.) for data collection and analysis;




    Requirements:

    • Bachelor’s degree or work experience in real estate and/or finance preferred;


    • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling; 


    • Core knowledge of real estate principles, finance and accounting;


    • High attention to detail, organized, and self-directed individual eager to learn;


    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.


    • Entry level position, but previous real estate analysis experience is a plus




    Harrison Street is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law. 

    If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions, please contact our ADA Accessible Line at (312) 920-0500 or careers@harrisonst.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. 

    Harrison Street does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Harrison Street will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Harrison Street. 


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