Vice President / Senior Vice President – Real Estate Acquisitions – Investments & Deal Execution (Reports to CEO)
Role Summary
This role will lead the financial underwriting, investment evaluation, structuring, and yield optimisation for assets being
acquired by the company
Key Responsibilities
1. Investment Underwriting & Financial Modelling
• Build detailed asset-level financial models, including Rental cash flow projections, Escalation structures, Vacancy
assumptions, Step-up rentals, Fit-out amortisation, and Lock-in analysis.
• Evaluate: IRR, Equity yield, Cash-on-cash returns, Sensitivity scenarios, leveraged vs unleveraged return, Structure
REIT-friendly payout models (9-month rent scenarios, rent-free periods, etc.)
2. Yield & REIT Structuring
• Compute distributable surplus
• Analyse: Net Operating Income (NOI) normalisation, Weighted Average Lease Expiry (WALE) impact, Tenant credit
strength, Renewal probabilities
• Build return frameworks factoring: Subleasing income, Capex reserves, Debt servicing, Exit cap assumptions
• Post-tax projections /calculations
3. Transaction Leadership
• Lead discussions with developers/owners from the first meeting to the term sheet
• Work with legal & finance for NDA, LOI, definitive agreements
4. Due Diligence & Risk Assessment
• Take primary ownership and lead the commercial due diligence process for an asset being evaluated for
acquisition.
• Coordinate with: Legal, Technical consultants, Tax advisors, and identify risk-adjusted pricing thresholds.
• Lead financial underwriting, cash flow modelling, and sensitivity analysis
• Assess tenant covenant strength, lease structures, and income sustainability.
• Review title, regulatory, tax, and technical diligence findings and incorporate them into valuation assumptions.
• Identify key transaction risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Evaluate capital expenditure requirements and asset-level value enhancement opportunities.
• Support IC memos with detailed commercial analysis and risk-return assessment.
• Drive alignment between diligence findings and final bid pricing.
• Lead micro and macro market trend analysis, developing projections and key assumptions to inform acquisition
strategy and valuation.
5. Investment Committee & Board Interaction
• Prepare detailed Investment Committee (IC) memoranda
• Present the thesis
• Defend assumptions with data.
• Provide scenario analysis under various macro conditions.
6. Portfolio Strategy & Optimisation
• Evaluate: Portfolio diversification strategy, Sectoral exposure limits, Tenant concentration risks
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Develop acquisition screening frameworks.
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Build dashboarding for performance tracking.
Candidate Profile:
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Experience of 8–12 years in: Real estate private equity, REIT underwriting, Transaction advisory, Valuation advisory, Real estate Investment Banking
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Strong modelling orientation
Technical Strength Required
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Advanced Excel modelling
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Cash flow waterfall modelling
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Sensitivity analysis
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Strong understanding of:
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Discounted cash flow
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Cap rate mechanics
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Lease accounting implications
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Debt structuring