Manager/ Senior Manager - Real Estate Valuations

Job description

As part of supporting our audit service line, you will join growing team of over 750 relationship-driven, curious, problem solvers who add value to their clients on a daily basis. Our expertise ranges from servicing private, entrepreneurial companies through to UK listed companies, financial services clients and some of the largest FT Global organisations in the world.

Job Purpose

As a Senior Manager you will play a pivotal role in shaping the support of our real estate valuations service that the Audit Quality Team provides to our auditors.

Role & Responsibilities

• Work closely with audit teams across the UK to review valuations and supporting information provided by their audited entities
• Help audit teams to robustly challenge management’s key assumptions and judgements with an appropriate level of professional scepticism.
• Attend and chair meetings and conference calls between audit teams, clients and their advisors.
• Deliver reports concluding whether the values proposed are reasonable highlighting any areas of risk.
• Provide support on tenders and proposals for new Audit engagements where valuation expertise is required including attending and potentially presenting at formal pitches as necessary.
• Assist the team in sharing market and technical knowledge by delivering training and presentations to the audit teams on real estate matters.
• Help deliver the business plan by providing specialist valuation expertise to help the Audit function deliver on its audit quality goals.
• Assesses and produces high quality work in line with the Firm’s policy and processes, meeting relevant regulatory requirements.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• MRICS qualified and ideally have RICS Registered Valuer status.
• Significant post qualification experience with good understanding of the RICS Valuation Professional Standards and their implication for valuations.
• Extensive valuation experience across a range of property sectors.
• Good knowledge of methodological approaches and technical issues involved in the valuation process including development appraisals.
• Knowledge of property general practice matters including leases, legal titles, environmental and construction issues, and their impact on value.
• Ability to understand and analyse property valuations, development appraisals and cash flows.
• Experience of building strong relationships whilst working within a risk mitigating and compliance driven culture.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work on and deliver several projects concurrently.
• Exceptional communication skills with a well-developed ability to write concise reports along with the ability to discuss and present any property matters to the audit team and clients when required.
• Microsoft Excel skills.
• Actively seeks to enhance expertise and knowledge.
• Ability to identify issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen in all situations.

Inclusion and Diversity

At Mazars inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive and diverse organisation makes us stronger as a business.

We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.