OMERS

Analyst, Real Estate Finance & Capital Markets

Toronto, Ontario Full time

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We are a leading global real estate investor, developer and manager. We combine our capital with our capabilities to create real estate that strengthens economies and communities. By prioritizing people, partnerships and places, we generate meaningful returns for OMERS members, enhance value for our capital partners and create a brighter world for our customers.

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We are growing and looking to add an Analyst, Real Estate Finance & Capital Markets to our team!

The Analyst will have strong financial, analytical and communication skills to join our growing team in Toronto. In this role, you will have ownership over Oxford's $21B global debt portfolio and establish relationships with the Global Finance team to gain in-depth knowledge of the portfolio.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for

Responsibilities

Debt Reporting & Analytics

  • Preparation of monthly PowerBI dashboards for senior management and various internal stakeholders for the global debt portfolio
  • Preparation of key debt reports to internal stakeholders within Oxford and OMERS including the debt reconciliation to the accounting records and the debt continuity schedule
  • Completion of month-end reporting procedures in accordance with Oxford’s risk and internal control framework, including maintenance of the debt reporting data repository
  • Supporting the Investments and Asset Management teams on dispositions by determining prepayment rights and calculating expected prepayment penalties upon sale
  • Working collaboratively with the Treasury team in maintaining a live liquidity forecast which captures the impact of expected financing activity on Oxford’s overall cash needs
  • Responding to ad-hoc requests from Accounting, Asset Management, Investments, Strategy, and other internal teams

Onboarding and Debt Management

  • Reviewing relevant sections of executed debt agreements and completing onboarding procedures, including entering key details into Oxford’s debt reporting software and ensuring newly onboarded loans are correctly reflected in Oxford’s consolidated reporting
  • Building strong relationships and working collaboratively with the Accounting teams and acting as a key point of contact within the organization relating to inquiries on the global debt portfolio
  • Maintaining an inventory of statistics on Oxford’s global financings such as gross financing activity, fees paid to brokers and lenders, and other lender relationship data

Projects

  • Process improvements and technology enhancements to develop reporting systems and tools
  • Contribution to long-term projects including process automation and building out playbooks and stakeholder reference materials

Skillsets / Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Business, Accounting or Economics
  • Actively working towards a CPA or CFA designation an asset
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint (basic financial modelling skills, can organize and extract key information from large data sets, confidence in building PPT decks)
  • Exposure to Business Intelligence tools such as PowerBI, Tableau or other BI tools a strong asset
  • Strong analytical and modelling skills, including intermediate to advanced knowledge of excel
  • Exposure to reviewing and synthesizing contracts
  • Clear, personable, and effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Can articulate a basic understanding of Accounting, finance, and debt related concepts
  • Self-starting personality that can work in a fast-paced, growing organization with tight deadlines
  • Strong documentation and organization skills and a high level of attention to detail

Oxford's purpose is to strengthen economies and communities through real estate.

Our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the customers we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.