Sandton: Senior Asset Manager (Retail Property) posted by Ability Executive Recruitment

Submissions for Committees and Forums

• Compile reports, analysis and specific tasks as may be required by the Board, Property and Investment Committee, any Board Sub-Committee, Exco Committee or as directed.
  
• Adhere to and ensure that direct reports adhere to relevant levels of authority.

• Perform corporate management functions in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements.
  
• Perform corporate management functions within the allocated time frame
  

Strategic Asset Management Responsibilities

• Developing investment and or economic strategies based on management philosophy and customer objectives.
  
• Performs investment research to formulate asset specific strategies
  
• Performs deal structuring and financial modelling.
  
• Analyses the market, looks for opportunities and works with external consultants to develop new products and features in existing products to suit specific target markets.
  
• Responsible for researching, analysing and providing relevant economic and property overviews.
  
• Makes recommendations regarding investment attractiveness of specific property sectors.
  
• Assists in making recommendations for the selection of investment decisions to the Investment Committees
  
• Assist in the development of an industry leading property, data driven information system.
  
• Monitor, update, maintain and report on property fundamentals, which includes review of annual budgets, net income comparison to budgets, forecasting and modelling.
  
• Create standardized property research decks for Investment Team and Investment Committee.
  
• Conduct research on special topics in support Investment Teams strategic initiatives.
  
• Assist with the development and presentation of the firms macroeconomic, capital market and property market information.
  
• Assist with the preparation of property trends commentaries.
  
• Develop research tools to assist the Investments Team for potential property investments. The nature of the role is more specialised knowledge work rather than knowledge integration
  
• Monitors developments in security markets.
  
• Liaises with tax attorneys or accountants to determine legal consequences of investment decisions.
  
• Review and analyse annual property valuations and complete internal valuations.
  
• Regular reports and updates to various committees and boards.
  
• Investment Analysis
  
• Research, analyses, and provides relevant property benchmarking information.
  
• Assists with the analysis of investment decisions and motivations for Investment Committee.
  
• Compilation of Fund investment performance reports for Investment Committee and Board packs/presentations.
  
• Asset Management Support and Assistance
  
• Review and analysis of Fund data to facilitate investment decisions
  
• Assist with the management, review and of approval of quarterly forecasts and annual property budgets.
  
• Performs deal structuring and financial modelling

Requirements

• B. Com / MBA / CA
  
• Min 6 yrs. relevant industry experience required
  
• Experience with deal structuring and financial modelling is required
  
• CFA (any level advantageous)
  
• Property experience advantageous
  
• Strong analytical skills and numerical ability
  
• Computer skills (Advanced Excel and PowerPoint)