Investment Analyst: Real Estate - Cape Town, South Africa - Futuregrowth

Futuregrowth
Futuregrowth
Verified Company
Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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FUTUREGROWTH ASSET MANAGEMENT IS RECRUITING
We have an exciting opportunity available for an
Investment Analyst in our Real Estate &
Agriculture team.

  • Futuregrowth is also committed to transformation. A strong preference will be given to _

Investment Analyst
Are you passionate about Real Estate and Agriculture and getting involved in managing
direct real assets. Are you seeking a rewarding career in fiduciary asset management? Do
you have strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills? Are you a self
- starter, detail-oriented and adaptable, with a strong ethical base? Then this position
might be for you


Who is Futuregrowth?
Futuregrowth has been South Africa's leading developmental, responsible and fixed
- income investor for over 25 years. We manage a range of fixed interest and development
funds and play a leadership role in the South African asset management industry. We are
committed to investing our clients' funds in a responsible manner, with the interests of
our clients always coming first.


Purpose of the position
As part of a team, be responsible for analysis of the direct property and listed REIT sectors,
monitoring and analysis of primary agriculture investments, assisting and managing
drafting of legal agreements with attorneys, fund quarterly report performance
commentary, client report backs and queries, and assisting in the development of new
funds.


Key responsibilities of the position

1. Generating investment thesis/ideas emanating from market developments,

sector information and/or company developments.

2. Direct Property and REIT sector analysis


This includes:

  • Reviewing companies in the REIT sector for comparable purposes to the
Futuregrowth Community Property Fund and any new established property funds;

  • Creating benchmarking tools for our Funds to measure our service providers
performance across various property metrics;

  • Providing research and insight on the direct property market and Listed REITs to
the investment team and our clients;

  • Understanding the key drivers for retail, industrial, office, residential properties and
other sub sectors;

  • Researching the property market locally and globally; and
  • Reviewing MSCI data and benchmarking against our property funds.

3. Property and Agri Investment analysis and post investment monitoring

This includes:


  • Analysing historical financial statements;
  • Analysing historic and forecasted financial ratios as well as scenario testing analysis;
  • Creating and analyzing complex financial models (including sensitivity analysis) to
support potential investment opportunities and to review existing investments;

  • Reviewing the monthly/quarterly management accounts of investee companies
and annual forecasts;

  • Ensuring that an investment is performing in line with the agreed strategic vision
and investment committee approvals;

  • Reviewing the annual independent valuations of each asset;
  • Generating ideas in improving investment performance;
  • Conducting market research;
  • Conducting an extensive asset review; and
  • Reviewing and analysing the governance, environmental, social and management
of real assets.


4.


Legal:

  • Assisting the Fund Manager on various legal agreements including but not limited
to investment guidelines, purchase/sale agreements, development agreements,
shareholder agreements, memorandum of incorporations, guarantees, indemnities
and suretyships, and management agreements.


5.


Reporting:

  • Assisting in preparing quarterly fund performance commentary for all funds
(Property and Agriculture);

  • Assisting in preparing reports for the Futuregrowth Asset Management Exco and
Board pertaining to the Funds under Management;

  • Responsible for the preparation of report back presentations;
  • Presenting report backs to clients alone or together with the Fund Manager;
  • Responding to client queries and providing inhouse research to clients; and
  • Assisting in preparing capital raise presentations and prospectus documents for
new funds.


6.


Utilities Management:

  • Working with the property management operations executive to lower the carbon
footprint of the properties through various initiatives and investigating new
technologies;

  • Working with the property management operations executive to roll out rooftop
solar and batteries across the property portfolio; and

  • Working with the operations executive on developing reports to clients on carbon
emissions and data metrics on solar, water and batteries to demonstrate savings
and returns to clients. That can also be used in presentations and marketing of the
fund.


7. Conducting site visits to farms and shopping centres located in townships and
**rural areas and giving tangible feedback in team meetings.

8. Working collaboratively with team members outside of the investment team to

ensure deal capturing, reporting, monitoring and valuations.
**Knowledge and experience required
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