Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd.
Interested in joining one of Canada’s top performing asset managers? We are looking for a Manager, Debt Investments for an existing vacancy on our Debt Investments team. The Manager, Debt Investments will be primarily responsible for supporting the EVP, Head of Debt Investments in all areas of the debt business including but not limited to :
1) Credit, Underwriting and Due Diligence,
2) Portfolio Construction and Operations, and
3) Capital Raising and Client Service.
The ideal candidate will have general familiarity in at least one of these areas and a willingness to learn and develop their skills. Our offices currently operate on an in-office basis five days a week.
What You Will Be Doing
- Managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment, without sacrificing high attention to detail
- Supporting the credit/underwriting process, summarizing findings in an internal credit memo
- Servicing updates and pipeline pro formas to the Portfolio Governance Committee on a bi-weekly basis with support from the EVP
- Supporting the preparation of client presentation materials and drafting quarterly reporting materials
- Ensuring our clients have a market leading experience by maintaining highest standards of timeliness and accuracy in all dealings
About You
Required:
- 3-5 years of credit underwriting (mortgage, banking, corporate credit or corporate banking) or 3-5 years at one of the big four accounting firms working on real estate businesses
- Strong project management skills
- Proficient in Microsoft suite of products
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Self-starter with a performance driven mindset
- Positive, team first, attitude
- Interest in FI capital markets and real estate
Ideal candidate should also have some of the following, but not expected to have all:
- Proficient in French (verbal and written) Mortgage Broker Registration or Agent Level 2
- CPA
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Management, or Economics
- Other Postgraduate accreditations (CFA, CIM, AACI)
The successful candidate will have a strong focus on risk mitigation, project management, process management, and high attention to detail. This role requires excellent organizational skills, a fundamental understanding of the real estate debt industry, an appreciation of the underlying investment performance fundamentals, advanced communication skills, and high energy with great interest in learning and growing this line of the business. Most importantly the successful candidate will have a client-first mentality and a performance driven mindset.
About Crestpoint and Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
Crestpoint is a real estate investment and asset management firm with approximately $11B in assets under management. At present, the Crestpoint team is comprised of over 50 real estate investment professionals based in our head office in Toronto. With properties located from coast to coast in Canada, Crestpoint’s current portfolio is comprised of over 330 buildings and more than 37 million square feet with exposure to the office, industrial, retail and multi-family sectors. Crestpoint is an affiliate of the Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. (“CCLFG”), a multi-boutique investment manager that provides a broad range of traditional and alternative investment products and services to individuals, advisors and institutional investors. CC&LFG partners with each of its affiliates by contributing world class operations, product development expertise, broad distribution, and business management. Today, CCLFG and its affiliates, including Crestpoint, collectively manage over $178 billion in assets and have close to 800 employees. As we look forward, we can see both opportunities and challenges for further growth that only reinforce our commitment to attracting, retaining and motivating the most talented people.
This is best achieved by:
- A High-Quality Environment: To work with people who we hold in high regard; to enjoy the time that we spend at work; to focus on productive activities without the distraction of politics and bureaucracy; to treat each other with respect.
- An Opportunity to Succeed: To do work that has value and which presents the opportunity for professional growth and development.
- Recognition and Reward: To recognize each person’s contribution and to align compensation with contribution.
For a closer look at how you can build your career with us, we invite you to explore cclgroup.com.
CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter as one PDF.
Your application will be reviewed by a member of the hiring team – AI is not used in the screening, assessment or selection of applications at this time.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, but only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls or recruitment agencies will be accepted.