BSP Commercial Real Estate Debt Analyst / Associate

Commercial Real Estate Analyst / Associate

Benefit Street Partners (BSP) is owned by Franklin Templeton, a dynamic firm that spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, giving us many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. With clients in over 150 countries and offices on six continents, you'll get exposed to different cultures, people, and business development happening around the world.

Benefit Street Partners operates independently as a Specialist Investment Manager and is a leading credit-focused alternative asset management firm. Established in 2008, the BSP platform manages funds for institutions, high-net-worth and retail investors across various strategies including private / opportunistic debt, liquid loans, high yield, special situations, long-short liquid credit and commercial real estate debt. These complementary strategies leverage the proprietary sourcing, analytical, operational and compliance capabilities that encompass BSP's robust institutional platform.

Benefit Street Partners ("BSP") is a leading credit-focused alternative asset management firm with approximately $78 billion in assets under management.

BSP's real estate strategy focuses on originating and managing commercial mortgage loans across the United States and in all segments of the market. BSP is a flexible capital provider, originating both floating-rate and fixed-rate loans across the capital structure, including first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity. BSP's real estate equity capabilities focus on multifamily, triple-net lease assets, and CMBS B-pieces.

BSP's dedicated real estate team today consists of over 80 professionals with origination, underwriting and asset management capabilities that enable it to generate proprietary deal flow. BSP's CRE investment team is located in New York, NY.

Position Overview

Benefit Street Partners' Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Debt group is seeking an Analyst or Associate to join its team. The candidate will join the CRE debt originations team and will be responsible for initial deal screening, underwriting, and pipeline and transaction management for Benefit Street Partners' CRE debt investments.

Role and Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Review initial debt deal packages received by the origination team and produce detailed overview of requests for review by originators and underwriters.
• Produce initial cash flow modeling of potential debt investments and identify key debt metrics' compliance with BSP's investment strategy.
• Work directly with originators and internal legal team to draft loan applications.
• Manage deal team pipelines throughout all stages of the deal lifecycle.
• Draft preliminary Asset Summary Reports (ASRs) for new debt investments to be circulated to CRE Investment Committee.
• Assist the CRE debt underwriters in various aspects of underwriting due diligence, including but not limited to cash flow modeling, market research, third party report review, and investment committee memorandum drafting.
• Liaise with third party diligence providers including insurance consultants, search firms, title companies, appraisers and engineers to provide needed diligence information and ensure timely delivery of reports.
• Assist as needed with Benefit Street Partners' CRE Asset Management and Capital Market teams various initiatives including ongoing loan monitoring, financing, and CMBS and CLO securitization.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will ideally possess :

Benefit Street Partners offers employees a competitive and valuable range of total rewardsmonetary and non-monetarydesigned to support their well-being and recognize their time, talents, and results. Along with base compensation, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, a 401(k) plan with a generous match, and recognition rewards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a range of competitive healthcare options, insurance, and disability benefits, employee stock investment program, learning resources, career development programs, reimbursement for certain education expenses, paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays) and a motivational wellbeing program. We expect the annual salary for this position to range between $110,000.00 - $160,000.00, depending on location and level of relevant experience, plus discretionary bonus.

Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential! Our culture is shaped by the variety of perspectives and experiences brought by talent from around the world. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there's a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life. By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life's adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have them covered.

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.