Analyst, Property

Company Description

Our ambition is to create super our members love. This is our purpose; it is why Rest exists. To achieve this ambition our mission is clear: make super simple

**Job Description**:
**About Us**

Awarded as an ESG and Responsible Investment Leader, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds; supporting more than 280,000 employers and around 1.95 million members, we have nearly $71 billion of funds under management.

At the heart of everything we do at Rest are our values and behaviours, they represent how we’ll be successful in this pursuit. We want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

The Property Analyst is an integral part of the Property Team. The key purpose of the role is to support the Property team (as well as from time-to-time the broader Private Markets team) with financial modelling, investment analytics, market research, and reporting as well as other asset management activities to enhance the performance of Rest’s Property portfolio.

**Key Responsibilities Include**:
**Modelling and Investment Analysis**
- Assist with the maintenance and further development of the portfolio model including all of Rest’s direct and indirect property investments
- Prepare forecasts, indicative valuations, monitor, analyze investment performance, undertake investment risk/return analysis
- Prepare internal investment models to establish indicative valuations and cashflow models to determine expected returns for direct property transactions
- Undertaking market research and contribute to the generation of investment themes and ideas

**Deal Origination**
- Management of due diligence process in relation to capital transactions
- Carry out detailed research regarding individual assets and investment opportunities being considered by Rest Investments
- Engage and work with external advisors during due diligence of new opportunities

**Research / Asset Management Activities**
- Undertake property market research into the various sectors and submarkets
- Assist with reviewing potential transaction parameters and structures to optimise the risk/return potential
- Assist with managing due diligence investigations
- Assist with monthly and quarterly reporting requirements
- Preparation of investment strategies for direct property investments
- Assist with reporting of performance date for MSCI
- Assist with documentation review and negotiation of key transaction framework
- Assist with management initiatives and performance monitoring of existing assets
- Provision and management of documentation for the Rest Investments information management system

From time to time, Analysts may be required to work on opportunities across other unlisted asset classes such as infrastructure, private equity or alternatives.

**Qualifications**:
**About You**:
Qualifications:

- Professional qualifications commensurate with the role (such as a degree in Property, Commerce, Accounting, Law, Engineering, Economics, Finance, or other related fields)
- Advanced degrees or industry qualifications are highly regarded

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

- 2-5 years of professional experience
- An analytical and problem-solving mind-set
- Inquisitive nature and self-driven to understand key data relationships
- A high level of numeracy and experience in cashflow modelling, feasibility studies or development of business plans
- Experience with investment evaluation including benchmarking critical value inputs
- Experience in undertaking research at both a macro level and at the specific asset level

Additional Information
**Benefits**

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Hybrid working - Work to suit your lifestyle
- Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
- Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops)
- Income Protection Insurance
- Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours)
- Rest is committed to creating a flexible hybrid work environment and we_ are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where people feel welcome and inspired to work at their best. _
- We value differences in people and actively seek a wide range of diverse employees. We are passionate about having a workplace that is inclusive of our differences in gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, background, geographical/rural/remote location, disrupted work history due to career or other breaks or abilities, so we can all bring the best of ourselves to work._

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.