Investment Manager

Investment Manager will be responsible for leading financial analysis and strategic evaluation of acquisitions, development project feasibility, valuations, and master plan feasibility for the Real Estate Group. The role entails managing and owning comprehensive feasibility and valuation models, ensuring rigorous governance, secure custody, and timely updates of investment reports and financial analysis. Additionally, the Investment Manager will contribute to developing funding models and management KPIs, providing strategic insights to support informed decision-making and drive sustainable growth.

What You Will Do

• Liaise with Al Futtaim Investment department and external consultants to ensure accurate project cost/revenue and market trend information is integrated into investment reporting and management processes.
• Create benchmarking tool for Revenue, OPEX, CAPEX, and Investment Yields.
• Fully own the update of feasibility files through Estate Master and carry out ad-hoc analysis on Estate Master or bespoke excel models to support commercial and business decision making.
• Coordinate input with various stakeholders to produce feasibilities for new projects.
• Challenge input, ensure full audit trail of sources and ensure obtaining internal/external sign-offs to assure assumptions are verified and are within market rates and tolerance.
• Ensure compliance with the processes and procedures governance and timely system updates.
• Ensure timely input and maintenance of information in the relevant systems.
• Ensure that feasibilities are updated in a timely manner responding to key changes in assumptions.
• Ensure Estate Master is fully used as the single source of truth for projects feasibilities.
• Own and manage the process of year-end valuation and manage the various stakeholders related to this exercise.
• Produce internal valuations as well as coordinate external valuations for the nominated assets.

Desired candidate profile

• Liaise with business owners to obtain sign-offs on valuation assumptions and methodology used.
• Play a leading role in the process of masterplan feasibilities, capital budgets, and strategic plans along with funding requirement, returns analysis, and sensitivity analysis.
• Support the business with new M&A Real Estate ventures and due diligence mandates through rigorous financial modelling, preparing feasibility analysis, and market research.

Required Skills To Be Successful

• Minimum of 10+ years of proven experience in investment analysis and real estate feasibility, with a strong track record of strategic financial evaluation and decision-making within the industry.
• Working knowledge of the construction/development and real estate industry including hospitality, commercial, retail, and residential is required.
• Must have experience using Estate Master software and building Excel feasibility models.

What Equips You For The Role

• Business degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance.
• Qualification of CFA / CAIA / CMA / CFI.
• RICS qualification is preferred.