Market Risk Analyst

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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.

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