Junior Investment Manager

About the Company

The client is Ireland's premier independent PRS Asset Manager, established in 2019, overseeing more than 4,200 residential units across 27 locations, with further development projects ongoing. Their workforce culture emphasizes purpose, integrity, and high standards, fostering a supportive and professional environment with strong leadership. The company values inclusivity and diversity, promoting a workplace where all employees feel respected and supported. Dedicated to transparency and financial discipline, they operate in a rigorously governed, asset-backed framework partnering with global institutional investors.

Role Overview

The Junior Investment Manager position involves assisting the Investment Manager in monitoring the residential portfolio's performance, ensuring alignment with business objectives. The role encompasses preparing reports, coordinating cross-team inputs, and driving asset-level initiatives to meet investor expectations. This position offers a broad exposure to asset management, investor communications, operational and financial performance, and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in tracking portfolio performance indicators such as leasing activity, income, expenses, capital expenditure, arrears, occupancy rates, rent collection, and asset-specific KPIs.
• Support the development and monitoring of business plans for both new and existing residential properties.
• Analyze trends in leasing, finance, and operations to detect risks, opportunities, inconsistencies, and advise on corrective measures.
• Prepare analytical reports, variance explanations, and summaries for asset performance reviews.
• Maintain comprehensive tracking tools for leasing progress, rent trends, operating costs, capital projects, ESG initiatives, and commercial assumptions.
• Facilitate action plan tracking for assets performing below expectations.
• Contribute to the production of investor and client reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, including dashboards and commentary for presentations, tenders, board materials, and new mandates.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness in reporting and documentation for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate data collection across Finance, Leasing, Operations, and Property Management to meet reporting deadlines.
• Respond to client and investor data requests with precise and professionally presented information.
• Review financial statements, rent rolls, and budget data to aid asset management decision-making.
• Maintain and update trackers, forecasts, dashboards, budgets, and reporting templates focused on portfolio performance.
• Support operating and capital budget cycles, including assumptions gathering, submission reviews, and change monitoring.
• Assist with compliance related to debt covenants and portfolio performance reporting.
• Conduct variance analyses comparing actuals to budgets, business plans, and historical data, outlining key factors requiring management focus.
• Help with scenario planning and sensitivity analyses as directed.
• Improve reporting workflows, documentation, data capture, and automation efforts.
• Work collaboratively with multiple internal teams to ensure data integrity and alignment.
• Participate in strategic projects including portfolio assessments, process enhancements, and client-related initiatives.
• Uphold strict confidentiality, accuracy, and governance standards in all analytical and reporting duties.
• Manage data rooms, calendars, action trackers, and audit trails for investor and internal governance.
• Contribute to setting consistent standards, data definitions, and best practices within the asset management team.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Property, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• Between one and three years of experience in analytical roles focused on data or property.
• Understanding of residential property operations or asset management is preferred.
• Familiarity with property management software such as Yardi or MRI is an advantage.