The Opportunity
Altus Group has an immediate opening for a Senior Analyst within our Advisory business unit in Singapore. The successful candidate will support a team of 8 based in Singapore. The Senior Analyst's primary role will be to manage mandates and support the valuation (appraisal) management and review process of commercial real estate portfolios located across Asia Pacific. The Senior Analyst will be responsible for managing all aspects of the valuation management process and workflow through interaction with clients, subordinates and supervisors. Responsibilities, each quarter, include the review of valuations, and update of ARGUS, Forbury or MS-Excel valuation models for all property types, as well as assisting in the preparation of client deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
- · Conducting reviews of external third-party commercial real estate valuations across APAC.
- · Reviewing market data and applying judgment to determine the reasonableness of valuation assumptions used in deriving a Market Value opinion.
- · Analysing and reviewing ARGUS, Forbury or MS-Excel-based valuation models for accuracy and reasonableness.
- · Supervise Analysts within the team on daily workflow management, which includes reviewing the preliminary reviews with Analysts.
- · Assist the Team Director in managing the quarterly valuation review processes, which will include reviewing work completed by Analysts, and working with clients to address their comments and questions.
- · Address comments on valuations to the third-party appraisers, in collaboration with clients.
- · Advise new clients on setting up the valuation management process including the training of clients and third parties.
- · Preparing presentations on review findings and portfolio metrics.
- · Research market data for additional support of review comments to the third-party appraisers.
Position Requirements
The preferred candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:
- · A university degree in real estate, finance, or a related field is required.
- · 3+ years of commercial real estate valuation experience, with any current or prior exposure in a valuation firm (e.g. CBRE, JLL, C&W, Knight Frank, Savills) being a plus.
- · We welcome applications from newly MRICS-qualified (Valuation pathway) candidates.
- · A good understanding of IVS/RICS Valuation Standards, with valuation experience gained in regional core APAC markets a plus.
- · Good financial modelling skills to model and analyse commercial real estate assets in ARGUS Enterprise and MS-Excel. Prior knowledge of or use of ARGUS Enterprise is a plus.
- · Analytical with high attention to detail.
- · Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- · Ability to multi-task and prioritise and coordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all deadlines are met.
- · Strong time-management skills.
- · A team player who embraces teamwork and deals effectively with colleagues and clients.
- · High level of integrity and intellectual curiosity.
- · Languages: Fluency in English with any other additional Asian languages (such as Japanese) is an advantage.
