Investment Analyst / Associate

Job Summary

• 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. 

• 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.