You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in Real Estate Asset Management & Acquisitions. You have found the right team.
As a Real Estate Asset Management & Acquisitions Associate within our Europe RE, India Asset Management & Acquisition Team, you will support Europe-based stakeholders across acquisitions, underwriting, valuations, and portfolio reporting for real estate funds.
Job Responsibilities
- Partner with Europe asset management and acquisitions teams to execute fund and asset-level priorities.
- Analyze real estate documentation and translate key terms into underwriting assumptions.
- Build and maintain cash flow models in Excel (and Argus/Argus Enterprise where applicable).
- Perform income analyses and quick valuations to screen deals and support preliminary investment decisions.
- Prepare detailed underwriting models and investment cases for acquisition opportunities.
- Draft investment committee memos and develop presentations for acquisitions and disposals.
- Support asset strategy reviews and evaluate business plans for held assets.
- Review annual operating/capex budgets and quarterly reforecasts challenge assumptions and variances.
- Update quarterly internal valuation models and document valuation conclusions in memos.
- Produce fund, investor, and lender reporting decks and quarterly asset reports.
- Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and controls.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Master's/MBA in Finance, Economics, Mathematics (or related discipline) with strong academic record.
- At least years of experience in real estate, infrastructure, or consulting with transaction/asset exposure.
- Strong knowledge of real estate valuation and financial modeling concepts (DCF, NPV, IRR).
- Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivots comfort building scalable models).
- Ability to interpret financial statements, operating reports, and market/asset performance data.
- Strong written communication skills for memos and investment narratives.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
- Structured problem-solving and sound judgment under ambiguity.
- Strong stakeholder management and partnership skills across global teams.
- Clear verbal communication skills and confidence presenting analysis.
- Ability to work under high-pressure timelines while maintaining quality.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills
- BE/engineering background in addition to post-graduate finance/economics qualification.
- Prior experience with Argus/Argus Enterprise.
- Proficiency in German, French, or Italian.
- Experience with Excel automation (e.g., macros) and process reengineering.
- Experience preparing IC materials for European real estate transactions.
- Familiarity with appraisal review methodology and third-party valuation governance.
- Exposure to portfolio/fund reporting for real estate investment vehicles.
