Overview
Financial Analyst – Real Estate Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Confidential
Title: Financial Analyst – Real Estate
Company: Confidential
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Purpose:
The Financial Analyst will lead financial analysis and modeling activities specifically for real estate development and investment projects, providing critical insights to support investment decisions, project structuring, and portfolio performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain advanced financial models for real estate development, mixed-use, and investment projects.
- Conduct detailed real estate feasibility studies, including cost analysis, revenue projections, and market assumptions.
- Prepare and analyze project-level cash flow forecasts aligned with development timelines and sales/leasing strategies.
- Evaluate investment opportunities using key metrics such as IRR, ROI, NPV, and Return on Cost.
- Perform sensitivity and scenario analysis to assess market risks (pricing, absorption rates, cost fluctuations).
- Support structuring of real estate partnerships and joint ventures, including Waterfall Models.
- Contribute to the preparation of investment memorandums and presentations for investors, lenders, and stakeholders.
- Assess and recommend optimal real estate financing structures (e.g., project finance, off-plan sales, equity structures).
- Work closely with development, investment, and asset management teams to ensure alignment on financial assumptions and project performance.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience in real estate financial analysis, real estate development, or real estate investment firms.
- Mandatory experience in building financial models for real estate projects (residential, commercial, or mixed-use).
- Strong experience in Feasibility Studies and DCF Models within a real estate context.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with a focus on real estate financial modeling.
- Solid understanding of real estate development cycles, cost structures, and revenue drivers (sales, leasing, yield assumptions).