Investor Relations Associate

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Real Capital Solutions is a highly entrepreneurial real estate company that invests smart capital and provides practical solutions for real estate opportunities.  As an active investment management company, RCS sources deals in single-tenant net leased, value-add, opportunistic and high barrier to entry markets. RCS is a solutions-oriented real estate company that focuses on Acquisitions, Development and Management for highly complex and structured real estate opportunities. RCS has 39 years of operational and real estate expertise with returns that are in the top 5% of private equity real estate firms in the US.

SUMMARY

Real Capital Solutions is seeking a new member of its investor relations team that will be the liaison for RCS’ investor relationships. This position is responsible for developing a communication strategy to ensure an excellent investor experience with RCS. This position will be responsible for the preparation and distribution of marketing materials, investor communications, and foster and maintain relationships with the RCS’ investor community.  

The ideal candidate for this position will be a self-starter that can quickly transition into a new project based on the firm’s needs.  We are looking for a hardworking, experienced service-oriented Associate that can build and maintain relationships. This individual will have strong finance, excel, and communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and maintain relationships with RCS’ investors, including on-going updates on the performance of deals and communication of capital events
• Collaborate on and make recommendations regarding the execution of the investor relations program, including bi-annual investor summits
• Create and maintain a consistent investor communication strategy
• Assist in the creation of offering memorandums and marketing material for distribution to existing and prospective investor relationships
• Manage investor database and track all investor communication
• Track deal structures and key capital / reporting events
• Work with internal partners and the asset management team to respond to investor inquiries
• Manage calendar of investor events and regular investor communication
• Analyze investor targets and identify business development / networking opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree in finance, real estate, accounting, or economics (and/or related work experience)
• An MBA or MS in Finance or MRED, or related degree are a plus but not required
• Skilled at financial modeling in MS Excel:
  • Firm understanding of Time-Value-Money fundamentals
  • Build meaningful graphic summaries
• Ability to prepare concise and informative written presentations in MS Word, MS Power Point
• Extensive quantitative analysis skills and knowledge of capital markets
• Interest and/or experience in private equity
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience (preferably in real estate or related field)
• Very driven with excellent decision-making skills
• Demonstrated passion for investing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills with a variety of personalities and positions.
• Ability to convert complex financial information into understandable text and dialogue.
• Self motivated
• Detail oriented
• Creative and analytic problem-solving skills

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Ability to comply with company rules and regulations.
2. Ability to communicate effectively and courteously with internal and external customers through two-way verbal and written communication (speech, hearing, and writing).
3. Ability to analyze and synthesis accounting information.
4. Ability to work independently and be able to accurately discern when to refer matters to supervisor.
5. Ability to comprehend written and verbal communication.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit when doing paperwork or answering emails; use hands or fingers to utilize computer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.