Investment Analyst / Associate
Location
Bexley, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Our client is the Real Estate division of a leading Sovereign Wealth investor that focused on real estate investment strategies across the UK and Europe. As part of the groups expansion plan, they are looking to hire in their investment team at Analyst or Associate level
Main Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of investment strategies for European Real Estate markets.
- Support deal activity in financial modelling of potential deals, designing and maintaining underwriting models, ensuring output accuracy.
- Assist in analysing, structuring, negotiating, and recommending new deals.
- Assist in the production of internal investment memoranda for submission to senior investment staff
- Support transaction execution workstreams, including due diligence, underwriting and legal documentation.
- Support asset management activities relating to existing investments.
- Assist investment management professionals in business development and relationship management!
- Assist with asset management of direct assets, JV and fund investments through active management of investments to maximize value creation.
- Produce timely and accurate reporting to control functions and senior management.
Background and Experience - Strong academic background with a good (2:1 or better) University degree in a relevant subject (preferably finance, accounting or banking)
- 1-3 years' relevant Real Estate transactional experience in the UK/Europe
- Experience ideally from within real estate investment banking /advisory or from the buy-side including real estate private equity
- Good understanding of financial structures (including debt and equity, listed and private, JVs, direct and indirect instruments)
- Ability to communicate complex, abstract messages in a simple, clear manner.
- Strong financial modelling skills
- Meticulous attention to detail/accuracy with numbers
- Able to collaborate with managers in creating effective presentations.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel
- Excellent spoken and written English - fluency in a second European language is desirable.
- Analytical mind
- Committed, results-oriented team player, keen to work in a fast-paced, deal-heavy environment.
Job tags
Salary
£80k - £110k per annum