Why join us?

Are you looking to join an innovative, global real estate company who builds communities and connects people to exceptional places? If so, we would love to tell you our story.

At Oxford, our culture is truly one of a kind. Across business lines and around the world, we embrace the complex and tackle opportunities with speed and agility. We are ambitious and humble, forward looking and service-focused. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it! We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live. We believe that what is good for the environment is good for business. Together we deliver exceptional experiences to our over 2 million daily customers.

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 Power BI, 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

Our story:

Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”) is a leading global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder. It builds, buys, and grows defined real estate operating business with world-class management teams. Established in 1960, Oxford and its portfolio companies manage approximately C$87 billion of assets across four continents on behalf of their investment partners. Oxford’s owned portfolio encompasses office, logistics, retail, multifamily residential, life sciences, hotels, alternatives and credit in global gateway cities and high-growth hubs. A thematic investor with a committed source of capital, Oxford invests in properties, portfolios, development sites, debt, securities, and real estate businesses across the risk-reward spectrum. Together with its portfolio companies, Oxford is one of the world’s most active developers with over 80 projects currently underway globally across all major asset classes. Oxford is owned by OMERS, the Canadian defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's municipal employees.

For more information on Oxford, visit www.oxfordproperties.com

OMERS is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. At OMERS inclusion and diversity means belonging. How we create a sense of belonging is through our employees and our vast network of Employee Resource Groups. Whether you are passionate about gender, pride, or visible minorities, we have groups that are focused on making a difference in all of our lives.