Investment Analyst – Real Estate

Investment Analyst with a focus on Real Estate Investments required for a growing Investment Management company with offices in Dublin and London.

Reporting the Senior Investment/Fund Manager, you will be responsible for conducting detailed financial analysis of a range of real estate acquisition in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe.

Assets may include development land purchases, office/commercial premises as well as residential developments.

As the successful candidate, your role will include:

• The creation and development of quarterly fund models for all funds under management
• Working closely with the Investment Management team to develop financial models to support the underwriting process of the acquisition of real estate assets
• Provide financial modelling support to asset management team with regards to key assert decisions, such as lease re-gears, capex projects etc
• Perform complicated financial modelling and spreadsheet analysis using Excel
• Prepare clear concise summary documentation and spreadsheets that support and explain the basis of the analyses for use in presentations, proposals and reports
• Organize and present data analysis, draw objective conclusions and make recommendations to Investment Managers and key stake holders
• Perform market research into economic background and local real estate dynamics related to potential acquisitions
• Coordinate with due diligence and asset management teams throughout the acquisition process
• Complete special projects and other additional duties as assigned

The ideal candidate:

We are looking for a highly analytical individual with advanced modelling skills.

As the successful candidate, you will have a genuine interest in Real Estate investments with the ability to collate, analyse data and make accurate conclusions and present your findings/recommendations to an investment manager.

You will likely have a background in;

• Investment analysis focused on Real Estate
• Bank lending/financing with an understanding of Real Estate
• Or relevant experience within financial analysis with the ability to prepare financial models with advanced knowledge of Real Estate investing

How to apply:

Please send your CV to Dominic Carthy at Kudos Recruitment at dcarthy@kudosrecruitment.ie or call Dominic on +353 1 685 4689 for a confidential chat.

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