Qualifications

Education and experience background

• Undergraduate degree in any business discipline – Finance/Accounting/Economics and Statistics/Actuarial Science etc.
• A professional qualification is a plus but not necessary unless individual’s undergraduate is not business related. Qualifications applicable include ACCA/CPA/CFA/CIFA.
• 5+ years in an investment analysis and management capacity
• Experience in managing teams and external stakeholders.
• Experience and familiarity in working with CMA regulations and requirements.

Job Description

• Lead property acquisitions through preparation of supplemental offering memorandum and monitoring due diligence.
• Participating in fund raising activities with the investor relations team by way of presentations to fund managers and relationship management with fund managers.
• Develop and implement strategic business plans for each asset that will govern its daily operations. This includes forecasting budgets and assessing the impact of strategic plans on profitability.
• Work with property management team to assure financial performance, timely reporting, proactive and high-quality maintenance, and positive tenant relations.
• Provide an assessment of the REIT and underlying assets performance monthly which feed into quarterly updates for the investment committee.
• Prepare interim and annual reports providing qualitative and quantitative commentary of the REIT performance.
• Ensure full compliance of reporting network.
• Provide strategic, qualitative and quantitative recommendations to the executive director and the investment committee for ensuring performance objectives are met or exceeded.
• Lead the annual budget, business planning and re-forecasting process for the REIT. This includes maintaining the requisite financial models for the said tasks.
• Review monthly property management reports for variance against budget and strategy.
• Create cash flow projections, analyze and recommend investor capital calls and distributions.
• Complete valuations for properties for interim reports to generate NAV.
• Implementing dispositions to optimize the REIT performance.
• Ensure investor relations team are updated on fundraising requirements.
• Supporting investor relations with capital raising activities.
• Engage with lenders on term sheets and offer memorandum to negotiate and safeguard the REITs interests in funding acquisitions.
• Ensure lender drawdowns are planned and implemented. Ensure compliance with all lender requirements and constraints.
• Support business projects where required.
• Source and recommend REIT service providers to the board.

Skills required

• Financial modelling and analysis.
• Stakeholder management
• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Communication and conflict resolution skills
• Prepare and deliver high-impact presentations for the Board and external stakeholders, ensuring clarity and strategic alignment.