Senior Analyst - Asset Management

Role & responsibilities

You will be working with the asset management team of a large and reputed global asset manager. You will be providing extensive support to the clients asset management group in carrying out the day-to-day activities of the underlying assets (loans, real estate, structured products, Aircraft leasing etc.) to maximise performance. You will be working closely with various internal functions (Investment team, Legal Transaction team, and Back Office functions) and external service providers of the client.

Responsibilities

General

• Work closely with the client’s asset management team to manage the day-to-day workflows of the fund's existing assets, including monitoring & analysing cash flows, tracking & analysing asset performance, overseeing the fund's third-party partners & to execute the business plan
• Oversee portfolios and onboarding activities by tracking and summarizing reports, preparing analyses, and communicating status, processes, and asset-level activities to various teams, including asset management and investment teams, throughout the investment lifecycle
• Collaborate with the asset management team & external business partners in the facilitation and review of performance, suggesting value enhancements where applicable
• Co-ordinate with third parties & internal teams on lender reporting, monitoring of loan covenants, and ensure compliance with credit agreements
• Execute and enhance operational efficiencies and information flow with both internal and external teams
• Work with internal/external teams to manage funding and distribution activity

Real Estate, Technology and Project Management

• Work closely with the client’s technology team and third-party consultants on high priority real estate technology implementation initiatives
• Perform detailed review of chart of account mapping to real estate asset's trial balance accounts during the implementation stage of technology and onboarding of new deals
• Review financial statement reconciliation and resolve mapping discrepancies to ensure that generated financial statements reflect deal activity and performance, as expected
• Understand how trial balance level accounts roll up to financial statements, determining the need for new trial balance accounts where necessary
• Create periodic (monthly/quarterly/yearly) reports of real estate deals
• Assist in managing third-party workflows
• Utilize dynamic portfolio management tool to analyse the deal's standardized financial statements, key performance metrics, and other partner reporting on a recurring basis
• Review budget-to-actual and other outputs from the real estate portfolio management tool
• Monitor partner reporting requirements

Skills Required

• Sound experience in Real estate (RE) asset management or related fields (0-4 years)
• Strong accounting knowledge (RE or general), with advanced MS Excel (a must)
• Good understanding of real estate financial statements and reporting.
• Good understanding of legal documents like leases, rent-roll, CAM reports, loan documents, JV agreements etc.
• Strong financial and analytical skills with a well-developed understanding of key investment performance drivers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Ability to cultivate trust and build strong partnerships with different counterparts

Advantageous Skills

• Knowledge of third-party databases such as Yardi, Argus, CoStar, Real Page, Bloomberg, Alteryx, Tableau, etc.
• Hands-on experience with VBA macros

Academic Requirements

• CFA / CAIA / CPA / MBA or equivalent qualification in accounting & finance from a reputed institution