Top Skills for an Acquisitions Analyst at Intercontinental Real Estate
Anthony, an Acquisitions Analyst, highlights the crucial role of "financial analysis and modeling," predicting asset performance, as the core of their work. Equally important are strong communication skills (both verbal and written), critical thinking to navigate complex deals, adaptability to market changes and unforeseen situations, and meticulous attention to detail to avoid costly errors.
Financial Analysis, Communication, Critical Thinking, Adaptability, Detail-Oriented
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Anthony Marquez
Acquisitions Analyst
Intercontinental Real Estate Corp
University of Arizona, 2021
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Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing), Real Estate
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Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Financial modeling and analysis are crucial for projecting future cash flows and asset performance.
2. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential for conveying ideas effectively to colleagues and investment committees.
3. Critical thinking and adaptability are vital for navigating complex deals and adapting to changing market conditions and unexpected situations. Attention to detail is also critical to avoid errors and ensure accuracy
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
The skills most important for this role really have to do with financial analysis and modeling. That's the crux of what an acquisitions analyst does: projecting future cash flows and essentially predicting how an asset will perform. You need to be well-versed in that.
Communication is equally important, both verbal and written. To communicate thoughts and ideas verbally is very important and a big part of the job.
Writing is also crucial. Your writing style is pretty important through emails and business memos. When you're writing and sending these memos to investment committees, every word really matters.
Critical thinking is also vital. Not everything is straightforward, even though it might seem that way initially. There are many different aspects to consider when looking at a deal, with different moving parts. Being able to think things through is very important.
Being adaptable is also key. The market changes quickly, and you have to adapt to what's happening in the market and keep up with current events. This also applies to the job itself. There can be stressful times or situations that arise unexpectedly, and you have to be able to adapt to those situations and handle them.
Finally, being detail-oriented is important. You need to be able to spot anything that doesn't seem right and avoid little mistakes in this kind of business. Those are all important aspects of this type of job.