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Investment Analyst

Job Description

🏢 Investment Analyst 📍 London | 🕒 Full-Time | 💼 Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits



Are you a detail-driven financial analyst with a passion for real estate? Ready to work on some of the UK’s most exciting investment and development opportunities? A market-leading residential living platform is seeking an ambitious and commercially savvy Investment Analyst to join its growing team. You’ll provide high-quality financial modelling, investment analysis, and strategic insight to support acquisitions, developments, and ongoing portfolio performance.



🧩 Key Responsibilities



  • Build and manage detailed financial models for real estate acquisitions and capital projects.

  • Analyse new investment opportunities and support the due diligence and underwriting process.

  • Deliver appraisals and scenario analysis to support development feasibility and risk mitigation.

  • Contribute to the preparation of Asset Business Plans and Investment Committee reports.

  • Track development and asset performance against key targets, highlighting risk and upside potential.

  • Support credit rating analysis of Build-to-Rent (BTR) cashflows and asset positioning.

  • Work closely with the Investment, Development, and Asset Management teams to ensure informed decision-making across the business.

  • Liaise with external consultants, advisors, and lenders where needed to support transactions.

  • Assist throughout the full deal cycle—from origination through to post-acquisition performance monitoring.



🎓 Qualifications & Experience



  • Degree-qualified, ideally with progress toward or completion of a professional qualification (e.g. MRICS, CFA, ACA).

  • At least 2 years of experience in real estate investment, development, or corporate finance.

  • Solid understanding of real estate principles, capital structures, and financial return metrics.

  • Exposure to property transactions or development projects highly desirable.



💡 Skills & Attributes



  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modelling and scenario analysis.

  • Highly analytical with a strong commercial mindset and attention to detail.

  • Confident communicator with the ability to convey complex data clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Strong grasp of how capital structure and financing affect investment returns.

  • A collaborative, proactive approach with a desire to learn and grow within a dynamic team.



🚀 What’s in It for You?



  • Be part of a forward-thinking, high-growth platform at the cutting edge of residential real estate.

  • Work across exciting, high-value projects in the Build-to-Rent and operational living sectors.

  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and investment committee processes.

  • Competitive compensation package with excellent development opportunities.



📩 Ready to build a career at the heart of real estate investment and development? Apply now to become an integral part of a team shaping the future of urban living.


Residential Living Recruitment

Residential Living Recruitment is a specialist consultancy supporting the Residential Living sector.

Founded by industry experts who combined their experience, knowledge and talent to create Residential Living Recruitment.

Residential Living Recruitment is built on trust:
Trust in it's people
Trust in it's quality
Trust in the individuals and brands it represents.

Residential Living Recruitment provides best in class recruitment services to the following sectors:

Build to Rent/PRS/SFH
Purpose Built Student Accommodation
Retirement Living
Co-Living
Social Housing

Any enquiries please contact: info@rlrecruitment.com

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