Development Finance Analyst

Reports To: Vice President

Company Description

Shift is a solutions-based impact real estate investment group who takes an integrated approach to developing equitable inclusive communities that thrive. We are a Certified B Corporation® who deploys development strategies in underserved neighborhoods that align patient capital with long-term community success to help catalyze shared prosperity, build wealth for the existing community, and strategically preserve affordability.

What we do

We execute real estate projects and create financing strategies that lead to more equitable neighborhoods for the long-term.

What we expect from our team

Creative – resourceful decision making, integrating both independence and collaboration

Unflappable – confident, flexible, deliberate, and diligent in crisis and in calm

Relentless – driving towards the goal, stopping only at completion

Compassionate – understanding for the communities and stakeholders we work with

Our team is responsible for over $100mm+ in development, construction, and investment, primarily in Philadelphia.  We own and manage just under 2 million square feet of real estate, including commercial, residential, mixed-use, and vacant lots. Together with our partners, we are:

• Re-energizing obsolete industrial buildings to foster economic development through various businesses and entrepreneurs

• Refurbishing vacated residences to provide affordable homes for the community

• Recapturing the vitality of once thriving main streets through programming to help launch new small businesses

Role Overview 

The Development Finance Analyst will support in piecing together capital stacks for the acquisition, development, and leasing of large-scale urban industrial, commercial, and residential  projects. They will create, analyze, and present financial models, interface with lenders and investors, and organize large scale capital raising efforts. They will also help Shift analyze potential growth opportunities, including new funds or projects in other cities.

Skills and Experience

• 2-4 years of work experience in a real estate or finance setting

• Experience building and manipulating financial models in Excel

• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and articulate primary ideas in a presentation

• Experience and confidence in managing external relationships

• High level of organization, and ability to keep many balls up in the air at once   

• Dedication to improving outcomes in low-income communities

• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to work in a fun but challenging  entrepreneurial environment