Join a nationally recognized commercial real estate owner operator and support underwriting and forecasting for an existing retail portfolio. This is a hands-on financial modeling role where your analysis will be used by senior leaders and partners across Asset Management, Capital Markets, and Leasing to drive investment, leasing, and capital decisions.
One important note before you apply: this team requires strong ARGUS Enterprise experience. If ARGUS is not a core part of your current underwriting toolkit, this role will not be a fit.
Key Details
Work Arrangement: Hybrid schedule, 4 days per week in Needham, 1 day remote
Pay Range: $110,000 to $120,000 base salary plus a bonus target around 10 percent
Benefits: Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision, 401K with match, and additional perks
Why This Job is Awesome / Your Impact
Step into a newly added seat created by portfolio growth, with direct ownership of underwriting outputs
Get pulled into real decisions: leasing strategy, capital planning, refinancing, dispositions, and business plan updates
Turn property level performance into portfolio level insights that shape value, returns, and capital allocation
Responsibilities
Build and maintain ARGUS models for retail assets, with Excel models used for underwriting, valuation, and scenario work
Refresh and manage assumptions (leasing, expenses, capital plans, market inputs) and roll updates into portfolio forecasts
Track actual results against underwriting and business plan expectations, explain drivers of variance, and quantify impact
Run scenarios and sensitivity analyses to evaluate risk, upside, and decision paths across the portfolio
Support lease reviews and deal economics, including downtime, tenant backfills, TI, leasing commissions, rent spreads, NPV, NER, and incremental returns
Analyze capital projects and redevelopment concepts, including return on cost, incremental NOI, and value creation metrics
Assist with regular reforecast cycles using actuals plus updated leasing, capex, financing, and exit assumptions
Package conclusions into materials that are clear, defensible, and ready for senior leadership and Investment Committee conversations
Identify opportunities to streamline models, improve reporting cadence, and increase visibility into portfolio performance
Required Qualifications
3 to 5 years of commercial real estate experience in asset management, portfolio management, acquisitions, valuation, or another underwriting-focused role
ARGUS Enterprise proficiency at a level where you can independently build, adjust, and maintain property models
Advanced Excel skills with experience creating real estate underwriting models from scratch
Working knowledge of core investment concepts: DCF, IRR, NPV, lease economics, and debt/refinancing analysis
Strong written and verbal communication skills with comfort presenting conclusions to stakeholders
Ability to commute to Needham four days per week
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PandoLogic. Keywords: Real Estate Analyst, Location: Needham, MA - 02492
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