European Investment Manager / Assistant Fund Manager

A leading industrial and logistics focused European investment management platform is seeking a Senior Investment Manager / Assistant Fund Manager to join their team, based in Central London.

In this autonomous role, reporting to a senior member of the management team and executive committee, you will take on a wide range of responsibilities covering transactions, fund, and asset management duties across several key fund and separate account mandates covering the risk spectrum, including development.

Role responsibilities and duties include:

Asset Management

• Implementing asset management best practices and processes across Europe
• Developing tools, budgeting, and reporting templates to ensure consistency across the platform
• Work with the local teams to ensure execution of asset management business plans including leasing, development, rent reviews, lease renewals etc

Underwriting

• New acquisitions - Involved in and take overall responsibility for the execution of new acquisitions (asset and fund level)
• Capex and development projects
• Working knowledge of acquisition and development appraisals - ability to set up models for deals, including gearing
• Fund level modelling - input to the fund models

ESG

• Be involved in the wider team discussions regarding all ESG matters - both asset level and corporate

Accounting

• Work closely with the London based finance team and external accountants on all fund and asset management accounting matters

Valuation

• Liaise with the appointed valuers to ensure they have all up to date information
• Coordinate updates from local investment and asset management teams such as leasing updates, capex
• Manage the valuation process from start to finish for internal funds and separate mandates

Reports

• Responsible for producing the investor quarterly asset and fund management reports with input from all local teams
• Together with the local investment teams prepare the investment memoranda for new acquisitions, asset management deals and debt financing

Insurance

• Manage the insurance renewal process from start to finish for various portfolios

Debt

• Liaise with external debt advisers
• Coordinate with local investment and asset management teams
• Review Investment Memoranda
• Consider, propose and implement new initiatives

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience within an investment/fund and or asset management business
• Familiar with institutional requirements in terms of reporting and set-up
• Preferably worked on a pan-European portfolio
• Excellent organisational and communication skills and a "hands-on" attitude
• Strong excel and Finance modelling skills

Remuneration

• Basic salary of c. £65,000 - £85,000, dependant on experience, plus benefits, and a competitive annual bonus linked to performance.