Description

Job Title: Investment Associate - Student Accommodation/Build-to-Rent

Location: Central London

Salary: £80,000-£110,000 salary plus bonus & benefits

Our client is a market-leading business focused on transforming both PBSA and BTR living.

PSD is recruiting a new role is for an ambitious investment associate whowill support the CEO and senior management team deliver strategic growth and corporate development initiatives existing portfolio, potential investments, partnerships, and new market development.

The Main Role Responsibilities will be:

1. Market Analysis: Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and threats in current and potential markets.
2. Financial Analysis: Undertake financial analysis, valuation and modelling to assess the feasibility and financial implications of opportunities, including investment transactions, investments and partnerships.
3. Due Diligence : Help to coordinate and manage due diligence efforts for transactions, including coordinating with internal teams and external advisors to assess risks, opportunities and integration challenges.
4. Risk Management: Working with the CEO and CFO to identify, assess and manage the risks associated with investment activities, ensuring alignment with the company's risk appetite.
5. Transaction Support: Provide support to the senior team at all phases of transactions from opportunity identification through to deal execution and operational implementation.

Personal Attributes & Competencies will be:

1. Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
2. Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence key internal and external stakeholders.
3. Excellent commercial acumen and, as a minimum, a good working knowledge of financial accounting concepts.
4. High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
5. Ability to analyse market trends and identify growth opportunities.
6. High level of integrity, ethical conduct, and confidentiality.

Successful Candidate's Background:

1. Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Economics, Real Estate or related field; MBA or equivalent advanced degree or professional qualification preferred.
2. Strong experience in investment banking, or strategic consulting, with a proven track record of successfully supporting deal execution.
3. Exposure to operational real estate
4. Good understanding of market dynamics and experience in identifying investment opportunities.
5. Advanced Excel skills

Summary:

This is a wonderful opportunity to work at the cutting edge of a grwoing business getting involved in key structural activities that will decide the future for our client, as well as looking at the business as it stands and what it can achieve.