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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Small Fish Funds is a start up industrial sector funds management company. My leadership position involves managing the acquisition and sale of industrial assets, and managing the currently owned industrial assets. The Transactions Manager role includes communicating with property agents, financial modelling, presentation of opportunities to investors, site tours, and legal, technical and environmental due diligence.The Investment Management role covers all property and financial… Show more Small Fish Funds is a start up industrial sector funds management company. My leadership position involves managing the acquisition and sale of industrial assets, and managing the currently owned industrial assets. The Transactions Manager role includes communicating with property agents, financial modelling, presentation of opportunities to investors, site tours, and legal, technical and environmental due diligence.The Investment Management role covers all property and financial aspects. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Part of a high performing Investor Relations team at Vicinity Centres. Role including writing ASX announcements, creating results PowerPoint presentations, communications with private/institutional investors and company strategic direction messaging.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Property Manager of 259 George Street (A Grade) and Wynyard Place, York Street (B Grade)Similar to my role as General Manager of the Piccadilly Complex (Office), Sydney Role covered the full scope of building management including: leasing (directly and via external agents), dealing with tenant representatives, leasing administration, building services management, building wide tenant communications, organising tenancy make good, and negotiating COVID-19 Code of Conduct rental… Show more Property Manager of 259 George Street (A Grade) and Wynyard Place, York Street (B Grade)Similar to my role as General Manager of the Piccadilly Complex (Office), Sydney Role covered the full scope of building management including: leasing (directly and via external agents), dealing with tenant representatives, leasing administration, building services management, building wide tenant communications, organising tenancy make good, and negotiating COVID-19 Code of Conduct rental support agreements. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Responsibilites include: * Driving strategic, value add asset plans for 133 Castlereagh St and 222 Pitt St, Sydney CBD, total value A$560 million as at 31 May 2018* Leading and managing four member, on site property team* Nurturing tenant relations and retention* Monthly reporting to Owners (Piccadilly is a Investa/Stockland 50/50 JV)* Implementation of value add tenant leasing strategies* Monitor capital expenditure in line with annual budgets * Financial… Show more Responsibilites include: * Driving strategic, value add asset plans for 133 Castlereagh St and 222 Pitt St, Sydney CBD, total value A$560 million as at 31 May 2018* Leading and managing four member, on site property team* Nurturing tenant relations and retention* Monthly reporting to Owners (Piccadilly is a Investa/Stockland 50/50 JV)* Implementation of value add tenant leasing strategies* Monitor capital expenditure in line with annual budgets * Financial modelling of leasing proposals and capital upgrades* Maintain active knowledge of office market conditions/research to support business decisions Show less

Level 31, 420 George St, Sydney

Responsibilities include:• Analysis of broker forecasts and views on IOF forecasts and strategy.• Answering investor and broker questions, which in some cases required sourcing answers from across the management team. • Assisting IOF Fund Manager with a variety of projects.• Arranging local and offshore investor roadshows.• Preparing ASX announcements, Fund result and ad hoc presentations, Annual Report and Property Book. • Writing periodic Fund Manager’s Report… Show more Responsibilities include:• Analysis of broker forecasts and views on IOF forecasts and strategy.• Answering investor and broker questions, which in some cases required sourcing answers from across the management team. • Assisting IOF Fund Manager with a variety of projects.• Arranging local and offshore investor roadshows.• Preparing ASX announcements, Fund result and ad hoc presentations, Annual Report and Property Book. • Writing periodic Fund Manager’s Report, including detailed analysis of major investors, investor holding movements, and market conditions.• Organising property tours of Fund owned buildings. • Maintaining a database of IOF local and offshore investor details, including contact records, using Miraqle software. • Management of various internal projects, eg dealing with Treasury and Accounting Team to create new bond issue presentation. Major achievements include:• Organizing a very successful Sydney office tour of three of IOF’s major value add projects. Attendees totaled over 50, and included brokers, offshore investors, and domestic investors. • Effectively assisting management with major corporate activity. • Smoothly project managing four result season reporting seasons.• Managing the creation of high quality annual and half year reports. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Senior Analyst covering the Australian REIT sector. This was very similar to my six year role at J.P.Morgan. Responsibilities included:• Covering seven ASX listed property stocks (REITs), Scentre Group (SCG), GPT Group (GPT), Stockland (SGP), DEXUS Property Group (DXS), Investa Property Fund (IOF), Charter Hall Group (CHC), and Ingenia Communities Group (INA)• Write research notes on material ASX announcements, the day they occur.• Maintaining, and in some cases… Show more Senior Analyst covering the Australian REIT sector. This was very similar to my six year role at J.P.Morgan. Responsibilities included:• Covering seven ASX listed property stocks (REITs), Scentre Group (SCG), GPT Group (GPT), Stockland (SGP), DEXUS Property Group (DXS), Investa Property Fund (IOF), Charter Hall Group (CHC), and Ingenia Communities Group (INA)• Write research notes on material ASX announcements, the day they occur.• Maintaining, and in some cases creating, complex excel models for each stock, primarily used for forecasting and valuation purposes. • Forming strong relationships with REIT senior management.• Forming strong relationships with fund managers (our clients), helping them decide on which REIT stocks to buy, sell or hold, and on direct property markets.• Maintaining strong relationships with CLSA stock broking sales desk. • Organising client events, eg “CLSA Lunch Clubs” (direct market or other industry specialist presentations to clients over lunch) • Meeting with and calling REIT management teams to ask detailed questions in order to write ad hoc stock specific research notes.Achievements included:• Initiated coverage of Ingenia Communities Group (INA), involving the creation of a new model. • Helped improve ratings with a number of clients• Presentation, in conjunction with Colliers International, to clients in Hong Kong and Singapore on the Australian Office Markets and REIT sector, following by extensive marketing in both cities. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Responsibilities included:• Covering ten ASX listed property stocks (REITs) including DEXUS Property Group (DXS), Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA), Investa Property Fund (IOF), FKP Property Group (FKP).• Writing research notes on material ASX announcements, the day they occur.• Maintaining, and in some cases creating, complex excel models for each stock, primarily used for forecasting and valuation purposes. • Forming strong relationships with REIT senior… Show more Responsibilities included:• Covering ten ASX listed property stocks (REITs) including DEXUS Property Group (DXS), Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA), Investa Property Fund (IOF), FKP Property Group (FKP).• Writing research notes on material ASX announcements, the day they occur.• Maintaining, and in some cases creating, complex excel models for each stock, primarily used for forecasting and valuation purposes. • Forming strong relationships with REIT senior management.• Forming strong relationships with fund managers, and recommending which REITs to buy, sell or hold.• Forming strong relationships with JPMorgan stock broking sales desk. • Being the office sector specialist in our team, but also being able to advise on other REITs, eg Westfield Group (WDC), Stockland Property Group (SGP), Mirvac Property Group (MGR). • Organise client events, eg direct market specialist presentations over lunch, interstate property tours. • On request, presenting to the daily “morning meeting” of 30-40 people on material events affecting the REIT I covered.• Contributing to sector theme notes by the REIT team.• Meeting with and calling REIT management teams to ask detailed questions in order to write ad hoc stock specific research notes.Achievements included:• Promoted from Vice President to Executive Director in February 2012.• Our REIT analyst team of three to four analysts was the leading team in the sector. We were rated No. 1 four out the six years of my employ, as determined by the strongly regarded “Peter Lee” survey. • Initiated JPMorgan research coverage of Abacus Property Group (ABP) and FKP Property Group (FKP).• Awarded No.1 Earnings Estimator in the Real Estate sector – Starmine, Australian 2010 Analyst Awards. Show less

St Leonards, Sydney, Australia

Responsibilities included:• 360-degree management of the $106m Austcorp Property Trust. • High level asset management. • Supervision of a Portfolio Manager.• Physical and financial analysis of potential property acquisitions. • Construction of Excel based fund models.• Liaison with industry contacts, internal senior development managers, transaction agents, management agents, leasing agents, investment bankers, lawyers, external accountants, and… Show more Responsibilities included:• 360-degree management of the $106m Austcorp Property Trust. • High level asset management. • Supervision of a Portfolio Manager.• Physical and financial analysis of potential property acquisitions. • Construction of Excel based fund models.• Liaison with industry contacts, internal senior development managers, transaction agents, management agents, leasing agents, investment bankers, lawyers, external accountants, and valuers.• Preparation of Board and Investment Review Committee papers.• Manage the preparation of annual fund and property budgets. • Detailed analysis of other funds management opportunities including a Core Plus Wholesale Fund. • Monitoring and reviewing the fund establishment activities of other property companies.Achievements included:• Implementation of high quality periodic and ad hoc reporting formats and processes.• Implementation of Cougar property management software and other financial modeling capabilities. • Materially advancing the establishment of a wholesale fund. Show less

Sydney, Australia

At the commencement of my employ at Colonial First State I was an Asset Analyst. Then after a year I was promoted to Asset Manager looking after a portfolio of assets. After a further 16 months I took the opportunity to become the Fund Analyst (similar to the role of Assistant Fund manager) for the listed office sector REIT, CPA. I was in that position for close to 3 years. The following is a description of each role, commencing with the most recent. Fund analyst / Assistant Fund… Show more At the commencement of my employ at Colonial First State I was an Asset Analyst. Then after a year I was promoted to Asset Manager looking after a portfolio of assets. After a further 16 months I took the opportunity to become the Fund Analyst (similar to the role of Assistant Fund manager) for the listed office sector REIT, CPA. I was in that position for close to 3 years. The following is a description of each role, commencing with the most recent. Fund analyst / Assistant Fund Manager of CPAJanuary 2003 - October 2005Responsibilities included:• Working closely with the Fund Manager in orchestrating the short and long term strategy of CPA.• Forecasting and monitoring trust earnings and distributions.• Conducting analysis, feasibility appraisals and due diligence on property acquisitions and divestments.• Providing analytical information for full year and half-year reporting requirements.• Liaison with institutional investors and brokers, PCA, and credit agencies.Achievements included:• Part of the team that acquired six prime grade office buildings for a total of $747m.• Issued $171m in equity via institutional placements and UPP. • Project managed the attainment of an initial rating from S&P. Asset Manager, (CPA)October 2001 – January 2003Responsibilities included:• 360-degree management of a portfolio of commercial buildings.• Supervision of managing agents/property managers.• Organising and reviewing external valuations for each property.• Managing annual property budgets and quarterly re-forecasts. Achievements included:• Part of the team that acquired the CFS Office Trust for $726m and the CFS Industrial Trust for $451m. • Improving the quality of financial reporting from managing agents via implementation of new procedures.Asset AnalystOctober 2000 – October 2001 Responsibilities included:• Assisting asset managers with the management of commercial buildings.• Detailed modeling of financial aspects of buildings. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Responsibilities included:• Preparation of property trust monthly management accounts.• Preparation of property trust year end statutory accounts.• Providing recommendations in relation to the improvement of data management and reporting systems.• Supervision and training of up to five people.Achievements included:• Project managing the implementation of a new reporting and financial management system for a $1.6 billion wholesale property trust.

Sydney, Australia

Responsibilities included:• Preparation of monthly financial management reports including variance analysis.• Management of treasury, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll.• Daily preparation of property securities fund management accounts, including analysis of trades.• Assisting asset managers with property financial models and analysis of property budgets.• Supervision of two staff.Achievements included:• Implementation of a financial… Show more Responsibilities included:• Preparation of monthly financial management reports including variance analysis.• Management of treasury, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll.• Daily preparation of property securities fund management accounts, including analysis of trades.• Assisting asset managers with property financial models and analysis of property budgets.• Supervision of two staff.Achievements included:• Implementation of a financial reporting system which provided new monthly reports and enhanced business management information. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Responsibilities included:• Overview the preparation of comprehensive monthly financial management reports and presentation of these reports to the Board of Directors.• Overview cash flow management, outgoings recovery, payroll, accounts receivable, and insurance requirements.• Managing the annual budget and quarterly re-forecasting process. • Manage the completion of annual statutory financial reports.• Administer, analyse and provide recommendations on legal matters… Show more Responsibilities included:• Overview the preparation of comprehensive monthly financial management reports and presentation of these reports to the Board of Directors.• Overview cash flow management, outgoings recovery, payroll, accounts receivable, and insurance requirements.• Managing the annual budget and quarterly re-forecasting process. • Manage the completion of annual statutory financial reports.• Administer, analyse and provide recommendations on legal matters including lease clause interpretation disputes. • Assisting General Manager with lease administration, lease negotiations and property financial modeling.• Carrying out General Manager’s role in his absence, eg. Annual leave relief.• Supervision of Property Accountant.Achievements included:• Providing instrumental analytical advice for the $80m purchase of the Grosevnor Place head lease. • Promoted from Property Accountant to Finance Manager in March 1996. Show less

Bachelor Of Business, Accounting

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