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Part-Qualified Finance Associate - Real Estate Investment & Development
London | £50,000 + benefits | Permanent, full-time
About the opportunity
Our client, a growing real estate investment and development business, is looking for an analytical, commercially minded part-qualified Finance Associate to join its strategic finance team. Reporting to the Associate Director, you'll play a central role in building the business's investment, appraisal and valuation functions. This is an important time to join: the business is expanding its portfolio and moving from self-funded development towards third-party financing.
This role focuses on modelling. If you enjoy building robust, scalable financial models that shape real investment decisions, this role offers genuine scope and visibility.
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What you'll be doing
- Preparing and improving development appraisal models across multiple projects, and tracking live project data against budgets to report ROI throughout the development lifecycle
- Supporting stabilised appraisals and investment modelling, including research into market and operational metrics, and liaising with agents and external advisers
- Helping to build a valuations function from the ground up, including quarterly portfolio valuation reporting and analysis of rents, yields and asset performance
- Developing a centralised asset management model, along with KPI dashboards that give clear visibility of portfolio performance
- Preparing asset memorandums for banking partners, acquisitions and quarterly reporting
- Maintaining and improving utilities benchmarking and forecasting in partnership with the management accounts team
- Providing ad hoc modelling and analysis support across the business


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What we're looking for
Essential:
- Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Advanced Excel skills, including complex financial modelling and data analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders at all levels
- High attention to detail and strong organisation
Desirable:
- Experience in the real estate sector (ideally 4+ years), with an understanding of multiple asset classes
- Experience in valuations and/or development appraisal (ideally 2+ years)
- Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools
- A strong academic background
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