About the Role
This role will sit within CBRE UK’s Capital Markets Business, and their primary responsibility will be to provide financial modelling and analyst support across Investment Banking, Investment Properties, Debt and Structured Finance teams
CBRE’s Capital Markets platform provides advisory and transaction services across all asset classes. The team accesses capital from around the world to transact on large scale projects, both existing and in development phase, joint ventures, forward commitment and forward funding opportunities, and ground rent investments. The team works on projects throughout the UK and provides capital market solutions to our clients.
What You’ll Do
The role within the team is to develop and manage bespoke financial models in Excel to inform decisions and deliver strategic advisory and transactional services, driving value across our Capital Markets platform. In addition, a fundamental requirement of the role holder will be to collaborate with other areas of the business including. The key requirements of the role can be summarised as follows;
- Ability to provide advice on real estate and finance centred on advanced financial analysis, understanding the drivers of real estate performance from the asset level through to the impact of capital structuring on investor returns.
- Advising clients on investment, development viability and portfolio analysis assignments across all sectors.
- Creating and managing bespoke financial models in Excel, adopting our established best practice techniques, always ensuring efficient delivery of instructions and a high standard of service to clients.
- Take ownership of financial models with the ability to work independently and directly with clients.
- Understanding of corporate and asset level valuation techniques and approaches.
- Perform scenario analysis at portfolio, financial structure and vehicle level.
- Provide detailed, interactive, clear and relevant analysis and output from financial models with a focus on performance measurement and financial statements.
- Analyse and interpret research data, finance facility documents, financial statements, cost consultant reports and other data in order to determine financial underwriting assumptions.
- Attending client meetings as required and presenting financial outputs in a clear and concise manner.
- Proactively build strong commercial awareness of the real estate sector.
- Innovation and work process improvements.
- Proposing new innovative approaches to ensure CBRE maintains competitive advantage;
What You’ll Need The key qualifications and skills that the role holder will have are as follows;
- 2-4 years of experience in a similar investment or real estate finance environment.
- A hungry, go-getter analyst looking to progress to an originator role.
- Strong academic background, ideally a degree or master’s in finance, economics, or real estate.
- Relevant qualifications such as ACA, CAIA, CFA, or RICS are considered an advantage.
- Highly numerate, with a strong aptitude for building and analysing complex financial models.
- A methodical and tenacious approach to problem-solving, with high attention to detail.
- Ability to present complex technical issues in a professional, clear, and concise format.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working autonomously while supporting senior team members.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build professional relationships across all levels of seniority.
- Ability to prioritize and coordinate tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
Why CBRE
When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.
Applicant AI Use Disclosure
We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.