Senior Investment Analyst at UPDC Plc
UPDC Plc
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Lagos
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Full Time
BA/BSc/HND
5 years
Posted Feb 10, 2026
Finance / Accounting / Audit 
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
- Develop and maintain high quality and comprehensive real estate financial models and analysis to support new development projects, acquisitions, investments, business planning, and forecasting decisions.
- Provide regular quality focused updates to financial models in line with adjustments to assumptions during the pre-contract development phases.
- Monitor the progress of ongoing projects and carry out regular variance analysis on the project performance (actual vs budget).
- Provide reliable and insightful project performance reports for internal and external stakeholders, that include the evaluation and analysis of pipeli e and ongoing projects including, potential
- forecasts, performance of comparable developments and/or companies, trends analysis, valuation drivers and key risk factors.
- Evaluate investment opportunities across asset classes (residential, commercial, hospitality, mixeduse, etc.) and provide recommendations to maximize project viability and return profile.
- Analyze project feasibility and assist with structuring transactions, joint ventures, and financing arrangements using scenario analysis to indicate the potential returns against the key variables.
- Consult with the development team to develop long-term commercial plans and develop initiatives and policies to improve financial growth.
- Support the development team to ensure alignment of financial and delivery data including work package reviews and tender evaluation analysis.
- Review project valuation reports, consultant reports and assist with verifying all payment requests.
- Ensure accuracy of vendor invoices and adequacy of support documents before payments are made.
- Prepare all documents and presentations required to inform relevant stakeholders of the financial performance of the projects.
- Maintain a portfolio dashboard on all existing developments to include all development related information status and financial performance
- Monitor macroeconomic indicators, interest rates, inflation, and regulatory changes impacting real estate.
- Support legal, technical, and financial due diligence processes for transactions.
Requirements
Education/Knowledge, Skills, Attributes, Experience and other Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in a numerate and highly analytical field, including Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Engineering, is recommended.
- Finance/business –related post graduate qualification, Chartered Accountant, and/or Chartered
- Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is an added advantage.
- 5+ years of work experience in a detail-oriented financial role such as real estate, investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, finance, or strategy consulting.
- Outstanding academic record.
- Proven work experience in performing complex financial analysis, modelling, company valuations, and comparable company analyses.
- Strong quantitative and analytical competency with prior responsibilities for research, data-driven
- analysis, and explaining complex financial concepts.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Power BI, Word and Excel.
- Proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite & accounting software.
- Strong project and time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills in oral and written form.
- Comfort dealing with ambiguity and the ability to work independently.
- Excellent presentation skills and comfort interacting with executive-level management.
- Ability to develop and maintain business relationships.
- Passion to learn and grow within the organization.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
snwaneri@updcfm.com
using the job title as the subject of the mail.
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