Asset Management Analyst – Real Estate Private Equity - Belmont Search

Belmont Search; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private investment firm in London is seeking an Asset Management Analyst to join its team. The role is focused on transaction-oriented tasks that require strong analytical and financial modeling skills. Candidates should have experience with top-tier firms in real estate and possess an entrepreneurial mindset. Responsibilities include supporting strategic business plans, financial analysis, and participation in asset transactions, all within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Exceptional analytical and financial modelling skills; mastery of Excel required.
• Prior experience with a top-tier real estate private equity firm, investment manager, investment bank, or advisory platform.
• Understanding of European real estate markets.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive, results-driven, and capable of working in a dynamic, high-performance culture.
• Collaborative, professional, and committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Support senior asset managers in setting and executing strategic business plans.
• Lead detailed financial analysis and maintain complex financial models.
• Participate in portfolio and single-asset transactions, including acquisitions and disposals.
• Drive value creation through leasing initiatives and operational improvements.
• Coordinate with operating partners and advisers across various disciplines.
• Prepare investment materials and performance reporting for stakeholders.
• Support major corporate and portfolio-level transactions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Excel Mastery

Understanding of European real estate markets

Interpersonal skills

Job description

The organisation hiring here is one of the world’s largest private investment firms, with over $100 billion in assets under management and a leading global presence in real estate private equity. The firm invests across asset classes, geographies and the capital structure, with a track record spanning multiple asset classes. The Opportunity As part of continued growth across Europe, the firm is seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Asset Management Analyst to join its London-based team. This is a technically demanding, transaction-oriented role, comparable in complexity and pace to acquisitions, offering the opportunity to work across a wide range of real estate investment strategies. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and executing business plans for corporate and direct real estate investments across Europe, encompassing active asset management, (re)development, financing and disposal strategies. The team operates in a flat, entrepreneurial environment where analysts are expected to contribute to investment decisions and strategic initiatives from day one.

• Support senior asset managers in setting and executing strategic business plans across diverse European real estate investments.
• Lead detailed financial analysis and maintain complex financial models for ongoing performance monitoring and scenario testing.
• Actively participate in portfolio and single-asset transactions, including bolt-on acquisitions, refinancings, developments, and disposals.
• Drive value creation through leasing initiatives, capex programs, and operational improvements.
• Coordinate with operating partners, lenders, and advisers across legal, tax, and capital markets disciplines.
• Prepare investment materials and performance reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support major corporate and portfolio-level transactions, including joint ventures, restructurings, and platform disposals.

Candidate Profile

• Exceptional analytical and financial modelling skills; mastery of Excel required.
• Prior experience with a top-tier real estate private equity firm, investment manager, investment bank, or advisory platform.
• Understanding of European real estate markets.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive, results-driven, and capable of working in a dynamic, high-performance culture.
• Collaborative, professional, and committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and excellence.