Interim Real Estate Portfolio Analyst (3 month contract, strong likelihood of extension)

Interim Real Estate Portfolio Analyst (3 month contract, strong likelihood of extension)

Global Accounting Network are partnering with a leading professional services business that supports investment managers within the real estate sector. They are seeking an experienced Interim Portfolio Analyst to join the team on an initial 3-month rolling contract - working with a PE-backed Real Estate Investment Manager.

This role will focus on providing analytical insight across a diverse property portfolio (800 SPVs), with a particular emphasis on rental yields, return on investment (ROI), IRR, and tenant payment performance and portfolio reporting.

Key Responsibilities

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• Partner with investment managers to analyse potential real estate transactions across all asset classes, including residential, office, retail, and industrial assets, and multiple types of transactions: direct asset, corporate, secondary share, private funds etc.
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• Build and maintain financial models to support investment and asset management decisions.
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• Analyse portfolio performance, focusing on rental yields, ROI and overall asset performance.
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• Monitor rental income, arrears and defaulted tenant payments, identifying trends and potential risks
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• Analyse the impact of different assumptions on performance: revenue, operating expenses, financing, tax fees, etc.
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• Extract, manipulate and analyse large volumes of data using advanced Excel
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• Provide commercial insights and recommendations to improve portfolio performance
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• Liaise with asset management and finance teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
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• Support ad hoc analysis and reporting requests across the investment portfolio.
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About You

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• Previous experience within the real estate, property investment or asset management sector is essential.
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• Experience building financial models from scratch for a Real Estate Investment Manager is essential.
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• Strong experience analysing property portfolios, including rental yields, ROI and tenant payment performance.
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• Advanced Excel skills, VBA, pivot tables, Power Query, INDEX/MATCH/XLOOKUP and financial modelling experience.
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• Able to work autonomously and deliver insights in a fast-paced environment.
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• CFA Level I (or working towards it) would be highly desirable.
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• Immediately Available, or able to start within 2 weeks.
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