Intern, Oxford Analyst – Summer 2024

Job Description

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.

Established as a real estate investor in 1960, Oxford Properties is a global real estate platform headquartered in Toronto (Canada) and wholly owned by OMERS, one of the world’s foremost pension funds. Oxford participates in the market as an investor, owner, asset manager, developer and real estate manager. To learn more, watch this video .

The London office was set up in 2008 and has grown to a portfolio of £7bn of assets across London, Paris and Berlin with a focus on life sciences, logistics, residential, offices, and high street retail. The London office comprises 60 employees across the investment, development, asset management, legal and finance teams and continues to grow to manage the existing portfolio and plan for further expansion.
Oxford’s Europe Strategy Plan is in constant evolution and provides the basis to grow the European business with a continued focus on London, Paris and Germany.

The Role:
The Summer 2024 Intern, Oxford Analyst will work across investment, development, strategy, asset, and portfolio management functions. Key responsibilities will include analysis of real estate investments and development / leasing opportunities, market research, and supporting all asset classes and regional teams on transaction executions.

Day-to-day duties will include:
Financial analysis of a wide range of real estate transactions, including Excel-based modelling of real estate cash flows and research to support key underwriting assumptions
Analysis and interpretation of real estate, economic and public company data, including financial statements, to conduct valuation and operational benchmarking
Preparation of documents for internal and external purposes, including assembly of investment committee memos, strategy papers and presentations to partners

The Person:
The candidate will have either of the educational requirements:
1-2 remaining years of study (whether a final year of an undergraduate / postgraduate degree or having completed an undergraduate degree with a position secured to undertake a one-year postgraduate degree). Oxford Properties’ intention being to provide a full-time offer upon graduation the following year, subject to performance and resourcing requirements
Completed their undergraduate / postgraduate study and available if the internship was to be converted into a full-time position (subject to performance and resourcing requirements)

Other requirements:
Robust analytical and technical / financial modelling skills, as demonstrated either through work experience or academics (strong grades in transcript would be an advantage)
Experience in investment / financial analysis and transaction support, preferably within commercial real estate, an advantage
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
A desire and interest for a career in real estate
Experience in presentation preparation and research
Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
Willingness to work across time zones and geographies in Europe from time to time, as required
Team player; self-starter; professional and positive attitude; diligent, able to take initiative and work in a dynamic environment
Ability to work well within a small, relatively flat team Fluency in English. Fluency in German, French or other languages aligned with Oxford’s strategy would be an advantage

As part of the recruitment process, we will be asking successful applicants to undertake an excel financial modelling test mid-June. We recommended practicing using Joshua Kahr’s case studies .

Applications will close on Sunday September 17th at 11:59pm GMT.

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.