Private Equity Associate – Real Estate (US)

Posted 17 Sep 2026

$100–120/hr

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Work

Remote · Contract · United States (remote)

Experience

2–4 years

Eligibility

USA

Field

Finance & accounting

Skills

Financial ModelingReal Estate Private EquityInvestment BankingReal Estate FinanceMicrosoft ExcelFinancial Model ReviewDeal Document AnalysisEnglish

About this role

Mercor is hiring experienced private equity associates to build a financial model from a synthetic deal document pack, then peer-review models built by two other contractors on the same transaction.

What you'll do

  • Build a working financial model of an assigned real estate transaction from a synthetic deal document pack
  • Deliver an editable Excel workbook with live formulas, source references, and stated assumptions
  • Peer-review two anonymized models from other contractors against a fixed set of criteria, with a short written rationale for each and a completed review scorecard

Requirements

  • 2–4 years total experience: ~2 years investment banking (Real Estate or Industrials) followed by 1–2 years in private equity
  • Currently or recently an Associate at a real-estate-focused mid-market or upper-mid-market PE fund
  • Able to build a financial model from source documents, without a template
  • Fluent English

Logistics

  • Effort: ~20–25 hours over 1.5–2 weeks

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