Executive 1 - Transaction Real Estate Advisory Services

~~The opportunity

EY has an established industry leading Transaction Real Estate Practice. We address complex issues in commercial real estate. We advise our clients on analytical, valuation, operational, hospitality and other business advisory services. You have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. That's how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

Your key responsibilities

As an Executive within Transaction Real Estate you are likely to spend your day working on strategic or operational issues, working with management on parts of the acquisition process and regularly undertake valuations for strategic priorities, with a focus commercial real estate.

Skills and attributes for success

We support clients with their evolving business strategy throughout the real estate lifecycle with the following services:

Valuation - including purchase price allocation of real property or portfolios for purposes of financial or tax reporting
Transaction due diligence (buy-side and sell-side/carve-out) - including lender diligence, real estate M&A diligence, real estate asset diligence, transaction closing proration's
Transaction strategy & operations - including tourism and economic advisory, risk and compliance advisory, development advisory, entity and asset strategic advisory, transactional corporate real estate
Capital markets - including capital strategy/brokerage - property and real estate entity brokerage, raising equity capital

~~To qualify for the role you must have

· A bachelor's degree in in real estate (preferred), accounting, finance or business and at least 4 years of related work experience; or a master's degree and at least 3 years of related work experience.

· Previous commercial real estate, acquisition due diligence, real estate valuation, loan underwriting, asset management, finance, or market research.

· Advanced Excel and financial modelling expertise. Argus, Access and Visual Basic experience strongly desired

· Demonstrated record of solving complex problems and completing challenging projects

Ideally, you'll also have

Previous real estate experience in professional services/Big 4 Firm

Financial modelling experience Professional designations are a plus with the expectation of one completed designation within a given timeframe, such as MAI, CFA, or ASA

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion for real estate and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients goals

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, plus, we offer:

· Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around

· Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

· The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we're using the finance products, expertise and systems we've developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we'll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.