Assistant Investment Manager (Property)

• Assistant Investment Manager
• Assistant Investment Manager to join our Property Investment team at Blackfinch Group.

The role performs a quasi‑analyst/manager function, acting as Investment Manager on smaller, less complex deals and as Analyst on larger, more complex deals.

Key Responsibilities

• Begin to take full ownership of certain areas within Investment products.
• Monitor current property loans and raise issues to senior management in good time.
• Build positive relationships with borrowers, brokers, surveyors, legal advisors and others throughout the life cycle of the property loans.
• Review and appraise new lending opportunities from borrowers and brokers, making recommendations on key questions/points before offering terms.
• Work with the finance team in assessing performance of underlying investee companies and with the in‑house legal team on key issues for new deals.
• Help create and implement new controls, processes and policies as the team grows.
• Draft Heads of Terms, loan redemption statements, financial models and committee papers for review by Investment Manager.
• Conduct site visits with monitoring surveyors and highlight key risks.
• Act as a role model for Investment Analysts and Assistants and support their development.
• Contribute to new business development activities performed by the team.
• Ensure risk management procedures are correctly followed and kept up to date by self and junior team members.
• Implement company lending processes and policies and challenge assumptions where necessary.
• Manage administration of corporate client investments; prepare portfolio allocations, deal sheets and day‑to‑day client investment management.
• Contribute to creation and reporting of management information on investment companies, analyzing loan book metrics and key commercial trends.
• Conduct financial and commercial due diligence on prospective property transactions and advise managers on courses of action.
• Be prepared to undertake any other duties commensurate with this level of position.

Essential Experience

• Communication, written and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive team player with commercial mindset.
• Demonstrable experience in highly analytical roles.
• Astute attention to detail.

Desirable Experience

• 3–5 years’ experience in Banking, Property or Asset Management in transactional roles.
• Flair for negotiation, influencing and persuading.
• Ability to articulate complex issues verbally and in writing.
• Experience working in high‑performance teams and supporting colleagues proactively.
• Commercial mindset and proactive approach to networking and growing contacts within Property lending sector.

Essential Qualifications & Requirements

• Hold a minimum 2:1 degree (or equivalent).
• Working towards or holding a professional finance qualification (e. g., MRICS / ACA / CIMA / CAIA / CFA).

Location: Elkstone, Gloucestershire / Hybrid. Salary: £40‑50K. Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Blackfinch is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious practice or any other perceived differences.

A copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy is available upon request.

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