Senior Associate, Real Estate Banking

Roundtree Search; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Roundtree Search is seeking a Senior Associate to join its real estate lending team in Sydney. Help grow a diverse loan book while working with sophisticated investors in Australian commercial real estate.

The role sits in the Originations team, focusing on credit analysis, risk management, and building client proposals for complex deals. Strong modelling and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in real estate finance, whether at a bank, a non-bank lender, a private credit fund or in advisory.
• Strong financial modelling skills, including building and analysing complex models.
• A solid grasp of complex borrower and business structures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Sound judgement, and the ability to reprioritise and solve problems as they come up.

Responsibilities

• Structure deals at an early stage and build client-specific proposals and pitch materials.
• Write credit papers that fit the bank's internal risk appetite.
• Lead due diligence, analysis and financial modelling.
• Advise on legal documentation to identify and reduce key credit risks.
• Manage and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Real estate finance experience

Financial modelling

Complex borrower structures

Written and verbal communication

Judgement and prioritisation

Job description

Our client, a leading global financial services group, is looking for a Senior Associate to join its real estate lending team in Sydney. It's a chance to help grow a diverse, high-quality loan book while working closely with some of the most sophisticated investors in Australian commercial real estate.

The opportunity

The team lends to large, sophisticated borrowers across core and alternative commercial real estate. Clients include A-REITs, ultra-high-net-worth family offices and domestic and international property funds. You'll sit in the Originations team and help grow the book through strong credit analysis and disciplined risk management.

What you'll do

• Structure deals at an early stage and build client-specific proposals and pitch materials
• Write credit papers that fit the bank's internal risk appetite
• Lead due diligence, analysis and financial modelling
• Advise on legal documentation to identify and reduce key credit risks
• Manage and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

What you'll bring

• Experience in real estate finance, whether at a bank, a non-bank lender, a private credit fund or in advisory
• Strong financial modelling skills, including building and analysing complex models
• A solid grasp of complex borrower and business structures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Sound judgement, and the ability to reprioritise and solve problems as they come up

This role would suit someone at Associate, Senior Associate or Associate Director level in real estate investment, lending or credit who wants to work on more complex deals and with a higher-calibre client base.