External Financial / Development Analyst – UK Property (Project-Based)

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ FIRST

This is a specialist UK property financial modelling role.

This is not a VA role.
This is not a bookkeeping role.
This is not a junior or training role.

Applicants must be fully comfortable building and interrogating complex development appraisal models involving both debt and equity.

About the Role

We are a UK-based property development and consultancy business seeking an external financial / development analyst to support complex property appraisals on a project-by-project basis.

You will be engaged on larger or more complex projects to build, review, and stress-test detailed development appraisal models used for internal decision-making and investor discussions.

All strategy, assumptions, and decisions remain with the founder.
Your role is technical modelling and analysis.

Scope of Work

Depending on the project, you may be asked to:

Build or adapt detailed development appraisal models in Excel

Model full project cashflows from acquisition to exit

Structure and analyse debt and equity funding

Model:

Senior debt, mezzanine debt, and equity layers

Interest roll-up, fees, drawdowns, and repayments

Calculate and clearly present:

Project IRR and Equity IRR

Profit on cost

Profit on GDV

Cash-on-cash returns

Run sensitivity and scenario analysis (cost, value, time, finance)

Highlight key risks and pressure points in the model

You will typically work from:

Provided assumptions

Provided project inputs

Existing appraisal templates (professional UK-style models)

Core Modelling Requirements (Non-Negotiable)

You must be fully comfortable with:

Development cashflow modelling (monthly / quarterly)

Multi-phase and staged projects

Debt + equity structures

Equity contributions and distributions

Sensitivity analysis and downside cases

Clear separation of assumptions vs outputs

You must be able to build, understand, and manage complex models, not just populate spreadsheets.

What This Role Is NOT

? Not a VA role

? Not a bookkeeping role

? Not a strategy or deal-selection role

? Not an investor-facing role

This is a technical analysis role only.

Deliverables

Typical deliverables per project may include:

A clean, auditable Excel appraisal model

Sensitivity tables

A short written summary of key outputs and risks

Clarity and robustness matter more than visual design.

Required Experience

To apply, you must have:

Strong experience in property development or real estate financial modelling

Advanced Excel skills

Experience modelling debt and equity structures

Ability to work accurately from written assumptions

Ability to explain model outputs clearly in writing

UK property experience is strongly preferred.

Working Arrangement

Project-based / ad hoc

Paid per model or per project

No guaranteed ongoing workload

Potential for repeat work on larger or more complex schemes

Confidentiality

All work is confidential.
A confidentiality agreement will be required.

How to Apply (IMPORTANT)

Please include all of the following:

Begin your application with the sentence:
“I have built complex property development appraisal models.”

A brief summary of your experience with property or real estate modelling

A description of similar appraisal or financial models you have worked on
(no confidential files required)

Your preferred fee structure (per project or per model)

Applications that do not follow these instructions will not be reviewed.