Asset Manager Real Estate

Position Overview

Job Title: Real Estate Property Controlling

Location: Mumbai, India

Role Description

About DWS

DWS, publicly listed asset management division of Deutsche Bank, is one of the world's leading investment management organizations with over 900 billion of assets under management. DWS provides flexible products and solutions to a wide range of investment opportunities across all asset classes - from pooled funds to highly customized portfolios for a wide range of investors and offers individuals and institutions traditional and alternative investments across all major asset classes.

About DWS Real Estate Property Controlling Team

The DWS Real Estate Property Controlling Team is responsible for the controlling of property management services of the European real estate investments together with the local asset managers.

Headquartered in Frankfurt, DWS Real Estate has local offices across Europe, APAC and the US.

About DWS India (P) Ltd.

DWS India (P) Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (part of Deutsche Bank Group). Our teams in Mumbai focuses on Research & Analytics, Portfolio Management Support, Business Management Support, etc. across all divisions of DWS Group.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy,

• Best in class leave policy.
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with contractually owed services of Property Managers through active KPI management and quality assurance measures.
• Maintain various excel-based KPI trackers, continuously measuring and interact with property controlling team, asset management and property management teams.
• Audit and release of property management performance statements including settlement of bonus-malus performance calculations.
• Monthly review and approval of the revenue and loss statements prepared by property managers on property level, liaise with property managers in case of errors.
• Controlling of annual operating expense reconciliations, settlement of funding requests, control of rent receivables management.
• Quarterly review of asset reports prepared by the property managers, spot check of the reports.
• Support asset management in preparation of annual year end closing by collecting and distributing information on value adjustments and provisions.
• Review, approval, and accounting of property related invoices, such as property insurance related invoices, funding liquidity requests.
• Collection and review of quarterly Service Delivery Attestations and biennial Property Managers Risk Attestation.
• Collaboration with local asset management in tendering, awarding, transferring and managing property management contracts.
• Provide ad-hoc support to colleagues, clients, benchmarks, and other stakeholders.

Your skills and experience

Education and Experience:

• Post-graduate or international equivalent experience.
• Degree in either a financial/ (real estate) economic / accountancy related subject.
• Prior relevant work experience of 2-3 years.
• Proficient in MS Office (Advanced Excel) and general fluency in IT applications.
• Very strong analytical skills.
• Real Estate knowledge and in planning and control instruments or experience in property management is an advantage.
• Excellent English skills.
• Good knowledge of another European language (e.g. French, Spanish, Italian, Polish) would also be an advantage.

Competencies:

• Highly motivated and self-sufficient, with a strong willingness to take on new challenges.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with strict attention to detail.
• Diligent and able to manage multiple conflicting deliverables under strict deadlines.
• Comfortable in a numerical technical environment and with the general mathematical concepts of finance.
• Ability to work independently and as part of the team.
• High level of comfort in dealing with different local offices in Europe, APAC and the US.

How we'll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• Coaching and support from experts in your team.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

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We strive for a in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.