Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction Manager - Cairo

The opportunity

EY has an established industry leading Transaction Real Estate Advisory
Practice. We are looking for an aspirational Real Estate investment
professional with corporate finance or strategy background and a focus on Real
Estate, Hospitality and Construction (RHC), to join our team at Manager level.

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager within the TREAS team, 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 on real estate and hospitality. You will be a key
point of contact for the clients, and will also have a vital role in coaching
and developing junior members of the team. Your mandate will be to ensure
quality deliverables through the supervision of analysts and consultants and
managing a portfolio of business.

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
* Operational diligence and performance reviews for hotels, malls and leisure/entertainment assets
* Development and Strategic Advisory - feasibility studies, highest-and-best use analysis, concept ideation/development, destination strategy, tourism product development (leisure and entertainment), growth/expansion/entry strategies
* Capital markets - including capital strategy for property and real estate entities, raising equity capital or debt

To qualify for the role you must have
*
As a minimum, a bachelor's degree in Real Estate (preferred), Economics,
Finance, Business or Architecture and at least ‎6 years of related work
experience.
* Familiarity with RHC terminology
* Experience in commercial real estate, hospitality or tourism with focus on acquisition, due diligence, real estate valuation, loan underwriting, asset management, finance, or market research.
* High business acumen and strategic mind set
* Flexibility to travel within the region (approximately ‎25% to ‎50%)
* Advanced Excel and financial modelling expertise. Argus experience strongly desired

Ideally, you 'll also have
*
Previous real estate experience in professional services/Big ‎4 or similar
consulting firm
* A Master's degree in a relevant field or MBA
* CFA/CAIA/RICS qualification
* Fluency in Arabic language (although not mandatory)

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 client 's goals.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you 'll be rewarded based on
performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we
offer:
* Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
* Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
* Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
* Diverse and inclusive culture: You 'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs .

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

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