Majid Al Futtaim Hiring for Investment Analyst Job at Dubai Full Time

Job Purpose:

• The Investment Analyst at Majid Al Futtaim Properties will carry out feasibility studies, market research and other financial analysis to support the company’s investment strategy.

Job Details – Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Investments

• Investigate and analyze investment deals on behalf of MAFP.
• Follow up and gather all inputs from different business units and prepare presentations for the review of the Director of Investments.
• Conduct simple investment screening of investment opportunities and projects.
• Create and update portfolio valuation models.
• Participate the investment process of new investments against the value creation plan.
• Prepare materials for investment committees: valuation of real estate assets, cash flow models.
• Review potential opportunities for Joint Venture & investment partnership or any other types of project funding and financial restructuring investments and prepare financial analysis for it.
• Conduct feasibility studies for retail, hotel and residential assets.
• Support asset management activities throughout the investment lifecycle including tracking and improving performance dashboards and developing additional reports relevant to management.

Project deal flow and investment management

• Support in due diligence matters.
• Participate in preparation of go/no-go decision for bidding.
• Be the point of contact external deal parties (lawyers, financial advisors, auditors).

Qualifications, Personal Characteristics and Required Background/Experience:

Professional Background

• The successful candidate must demonstrate experience in corporate finance, underwritings, due diligence and structuring.
• Experienced ideally gathered in investment banking, strategic consultancy, asset management or private equity.
• Understanding of residential, retail and/or hotel industries would be a plus.
• Experience in fund raising is a plus.
• CFA level 1 qualification is preferred.

Personality & Leadership Traits

• Solid understanding of fundamental concepts and theories in regard to investment and asset management.
• Understand high-level financial and accounting information of a company (financial statements, cash-flow statements, company P&L, etc.).
• Knowledge of financial and accounting numerical fundamentals and the ability to interpret and critically analyze financial data.
• Someone who is energized by conducting team efforts to achieve company’s goals.
• Ability to work in the unique culture of the Middle East while displaying ideally full command of both Arabic and English.
• High energy, with passion and excellent verbal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Strong excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to write clear, concise and accurate material and reports.
• Willing to learn continuously, prepared to study the inner workings of the financial statements, financial systems and the business data.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks within a defined timeline.
• Intense work ethic and demands excellence in terms of quality and timeliness against deadlines.
• Hands-on, autonomous, pragmatic and on top of the details.
• Ideally fluent in Arabic.