Market Risk Analyst
Permanent posted 17 hours ago in Financial Services , in Real Estate, Property Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 488813
Job Description
Market Risk Analyst Bryanston Johannesburg
Analyse market risk exposures affecting a property portfolio and support decision‑making for asset acquisition, leasing strategy and balance‑sheet risk management. Focus on property market movements, interest‑rate sensitivity, rental yield volatility, vacancy trends and counterparty exposures for a Sandton‑based property management business.
Salary: Market Related.
Requirements:
- Degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or related; postgraduate or valuation qualification advantageous.
- 3–6 years’ experience in market risk, real estate analytics or property finance within property management, REITs, asset management or banking.
- Strong understanding of South African property markets, ideally Sandton office/retail/industrial sectors.
- Advanced Excel; experience with Power BI/Tableau for dashboards.
- Familiarity with valuation concepts (cap rates, DCF), stress testing and scenario modelling.
- SQL or scripting (Python/R) an advantage for data manipulation.
- Strong analytical, stakeholder and report‑writing skills; comfortable presenting to senior management.
Key responsibilities:
- Monitor and report market indicators (rental yields, vacancy rates, capitalisation rates, capex trends, CPI, interest rates) and their impact on portfolio performance.
- Calculate and maintain stress scenarios and sensitivity analyses to assess downside risk to rental income, valuations and debt servicing.
- Support valuation impact analysis for acquisitions, disposals and revaluations; liaise with valuers and asset managers.
- Produce regular dashboards and management packs (portfolio P&L, NAV movements, rent roll analytics, vacancy analysis).
- Monitor covenants, interest rate exposures and hedging effectiveness for property finance structures.
- Provide input to budgeting and forecasting, and assess market risk drivers for business planning.
- Work with asset management, leasing and finance teams to identify opportunities to mitigate market risk (diversification, lease terms, tenant mix).
- Assist with regulatory and investor reporting for REITs/funds where applicable.
Please apply online
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