Investment Manager | Real Estate | Corporate Finance (Dubai, AE) Full Time

Job Requisition ID: 167378 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role
 Investment Manager will be responsible for leading financial analysis and strategic evaluation of acquisitions, development project feasibility, valuations, and master plan feasibility for the Real Estate Group. The role entails managing and owning comprehensive feasibility and valuation models, ensuring rigorous governance, secure custody, and timely updates of investment reports and financial analysis. Additionally, the Investment Manager will contribute to developing funding models and management KPIs, providing strategic insights to support informed decision-making and drive sustainable growth.

What you will do

• Liaise with Al Futtaim Investment department and external consultants to ensure accurate project cost/revenue and market trend information is integrated into investment reporting and management processes.
• Create benchmarking tool for Revenue, OPEX, CAPEX, and Investment Yields 
• Fully own the update of feasibility files through Estate Master and carry out ad-hoc analysis on Estate Master or bespoke excel models to support commercial and business decision making.
• Coordinate input with various stakeholders to Produce feasibilities for new projects.
• Challenge input, ensure full audit trail of sources and ensure obtaining internal / external sign offs to assure assumptions are verified and are within market rates and tolerance.
• Ensure compliance with the processes and procedures governance and timely system updates.
• Ensure timely input and maintenance of information in the relevant systems.
• Ensure that feasibilities are updated in a timely manner responding to key changes in assumptions.
• Ensure Estate Master is fully used as the single source of truth for projects feasibilities.
• Own and manage the process of yearend valuation and manage the various stakeholders related to this exercise.
• Produce internal valuations as well as coordinate external valuations for the nominated assets.
• Liaise with business owners to obtain sign offs on valuation assumptions and methodology used.
• Play a leading role in the process of masterplan feasibilities, capital budgets, and strategic plans along with funding requirement, returns analysis, and sensitivity analysis.
• Support the business with new M&A Real Estate ventures and due diligence mandates through rigorous financial modelling, preparing feasibility analysis, market research, due diligence

Required Skills to be successful

• Minimum of 10+ years of proven experience in investment analysis and real estate feasibility, with a strong track record of strategic financial evaluation and decision-making within the industry.
• Working knowledge of the construction/development and real estate industry including hospitality, commercial, retail, residential is required.
• Must have experience using Estate Master software and building Excel feasibility models

What equips you for the role

• Business degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance
• Qualification of CFA / CAIA / CMA / CFI 
• RICS qualification is preferred

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years. 
Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.
AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.

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