Finance & Banking Associate, Financial Analyst

We are looking for an Associate to join or Self Storage Valuation team to be based in our London office.
Summary
An exciting role in a growing team for a valuation specialist or highly analytical and financially literate candidate servicing clients across Europe for a leading and highly regarded specialist operational real estate valuation team. The role involves the delivery of loan security and accounts valuations, feasibility studies, pricing support and consulting work for a range of external clients and internal stakeholders (including debt and corporate finance teams).

• Take on projects with a good level of individual responsibility, asking questions where necessary but being able to present draft numbers/report ready for discussion with colleagues and deliver within agreed deadlines.
• Manage own timescales/workload and communicate these to colleagues, managers and stakeholders as appropriate.
• Proactively seek further assignments and/or contribute to other projects when capacity permits.
• Demonstrate initiative starting with basic admin tasks and aiming to demonstrate this at higher levels.
• Team player with demonstrable commitment to helping achieve the team’s goals in terms of fees, professional standards and client service.
• Delivering market insight reports to clients.
• Maintaining a high standard of client service and delivery.
• Assisting in generating new business by preparing fee quotes, pitches and/or market reports.
• Build network both internally and externally, ensuring the team continues to be engaged both with other sector teams and clients we may only work with intermittently.
• Project manage deliverables where the inputs from teams in other sectors or geographies are required.

• MRICS qualification.
• Practical understanding of commercial property and valuations (ideally with an understanding of discounted cashflows but not essential).
• Financial modelling skills and experience with Microsoft Excel are essential, knowledge of Argus Enterprise desirable.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook essential. Strong data manipulation skills in Excel is essential.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills and comfortable with report writing.
• Ability to plan and deliver projects within agreed time frames.
• A desire and urgency to deliver high quality reports and client service.