Analyst, Real Estate

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Job Description

Based in CDPQ’s Singapore subsidiary and reporting to the Managing Director, Real Estate, the successful candidate will support the Real Estate team in investment, asset management and portfolio management objectives. He / she will contribute to optimizing returns, collaborating on transactions and closely monitoring assets and portfolio companies to create value.

Main Responsibilities

• Participate in the selection of deals and help prepare preliminary analysis and documents for investment recommendations within established timelines.
• Support senior team members by conducting rigorous financial modelling.
• Contribute to the creation of internal reports and keep them up to date.
• Comprehensively review target properties cashflow projections and target companies’ financial reports, establish comparables that are representative of the competitive universe and conduct their detailed analysis.
• Support senior team members in preparing and organizing meetings and discussions with existing and potential partners.
• Systematically conduct in-depth research on current trends in his/her sectors of activity, proactively monitor the news and collect information from relevant sources.
• Develop effective search and monitoring tools.
• Produce sector studies / market screenings to continue to team’s business development.
• Participate in the development of work processes and updating required information.
• Contribute to asset management, including setting asset and partnership budgets and monitoring actual performance.
• Generate value-add in asset management and portfolio management by supporting senior team members.
  
  

Requirements

• Singapore citizen or PR preferred.
• At least two (2) years’ experience in finance/ investment.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics or accounting from a top-tier institution.
• Master’s degree in finance and/or CFA designation would be an advantage.
• Excellent financial modelling and analysis skills.
• Comfortable with software used in finance (Excel, Capital IQ, ThomsonOne, Bloomberg, etc.).
• Understanding of the Indian and/or Japanese and/or Australian market dynamics is a strong advantage.
• Fluent English is required, both written and spoken.
• Fluency in Chinese, Japanese or Hindi is a strong advantage to facilitate interactions with existing and potential partners and target companies.
• Available for frequent international travel.
  
  

Competencies

• Strong ability to manage stress and priorities.
• Extremely rigorous and analytical.
• Commitment, enthusiasm, proactiveness and strong organizational skills.
• Good team player who puts the organizations’ interests first.
• Willing to share information.
• Effective communicator.
• Solutions-oriented.
  
  

Feeling that my role is important. Having fun every day. Growing in step with my ambitions. Earning compensation that reflects my contribution. That’s the professional experience CDPQ offers!

We carefully review each application and directly contact those selected for an interview.

CDPQ offers equal employment opportunities to everyone. Women, visible/ethnic minorities, Indigenous people and individuals with disabilities are all encouraged to apply. If you’re interested in this job and even if your application does not meet all the criteria, do not hesitate to apply or contact us!

CDPQ is also committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion as key values and sees them as a source of enrichment and pride for all its employees. Please let us know if you require adopted measures for the recruiting process.

CDPQ represents la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and its subsidiaries.