Associate Director - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Associate Director - Fund Management - Real Estate. OUR CLIENT are one of the world's leading investment brand names with hundreds of billions of pounds in assets under management in active, ethical investing for a varietyof investors around the world. They operate worldwide within public and private investments and have instructed us to help them hire an experienced
Associate Director - to join their commercial fund management team to work closely with Fund Manager and ensure investment appraisals, reporting and business planning is accurate.

THE ROLE:
Working with and reporting to the designated Fund Manager on a £multi-billion, you will require undertake the following:

With oversight from the Fund Manager, forming part of the valuation process for the portfolio through liaising with the Investment Management Team (IMT) to ensure independent valuer has all the relevant information, including attending meetings with thevaluer on a quarterly basis.
Leading on a Readiness for Sale initiative across the UK portfolio, liaising the lawyers, Investment Managers and Property Managers to collate key information.
Working with the Fund Manager fulfil the role as the investment liaison with the IMT to ensure a clear knowledge of significant projects, the potential impact on the asset's value, that the investment rationale is clearly articulated to form the basis ofa recommendation to the Executive Director or, when required, the Investment Executive.
Investment Appraisals under the guidance of the Executive Director, the Fund Manager and, where appropriate, the Executive Director Business Management (EDBM) collate detailed information on the assets and the market to enable a realistic assessment ofthe future revenue and expenditure and carry out detailed cash flow appraisals in Excel and/or Argus, modelling relevant scenarios to determine whether an asset should be sold, retained or acquired.
Investment Executive once the strategy has been agreed for any particular asset, drafting the investment executive paper and, on occasion, presenting the recommendation at the Investment Executive or Joint Venture Board meeting.
Client Reporting coordinating the various individuals within the team as necessary to ensure any update report, investment recommendation or board report is accurate. Similarly with the strategic joint ventures ensuring a similar approach with the IMTto ensure all activity is accurately reported and appraised for any board paper or investment recommendation.
Transactions working with the Fund Manager recommend the purchase and sale of investments to the Executive Director.
Appropriate Documentation and Transfer to the IMT nearing the completion of any purchase ensuring there is a comprehensive file of all purchase documentation and due diligence; and ensuring that the relevant Investment Manager is fully briefed on issuesand opportunities prior to the client becoming legally contracted.
Valuations in conjunction with the Fund Manager providing appropriate information on and, when necessary, market evidence for the independent quarterly valuation process. Coordinating updates from the finance, asset and development management teams, attendmeetings and reviewing valuations highlighting any errors identified and generally assisting them where required in delivering accurate valuations.
Bottom Up Understanding and Business Planning working with the Fund Manager and the IMT ensuring that the underlying assets in both the portfolio and in any joint venture are kept under constant review and, when required, assisting in the production ofthe asset level business plans to clearly articulate the strategy.
Regulatory Responsibilities adhering to the FCA's Conduct Rules, understanding that they set basic standards of good personal conduct.

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OUR SPECIALISM

_**Based in Mayfair in London, Trident are a specialist, boutique real estate recruitment consultancy who identify
_talent_ in property, finance and accounting.

As a market leader we offer innovative, flexible and tailor made holistic solutions to the global real estate markets.

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OUR APPROACH

_**Established for 25 years and with over 75 years of experience at partner level, we are a consultancy with the breadth and depth of knowledge of the various trends facing the property industry, so essential in the light of continuing changes in global realestate, private equity and fund management.

We can offer both global and local market expertise and successful solutions for unique, complex and difficult recruitment remits.

Our team of experienced consultants can not only help identify your next career move and challenge but also offer objectiveconsulting opinion and guidance on interviewing, market trends and salary benchmarking.

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