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Asset Manager Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

An Asset Manager, or Investment Manager is responsible for managing the assets of their clients and growing their investment portfolios. Their duties include recommending new asset acquisitions, selling existing assets and providing detailed financial reports to clients.

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Asset Managers duties and responsibilities

Asset Managers are responsible for managing portfolios in-line with the desired goals and targets of the client. They grow their client’s portfolio over a set period and keep their client informed of the progress. Their essential duties and responsibilities include:

  • Purchasing new assets and reinvesting funds and profits into new stocks and shares on behalf of a client
  • Selling stocks, shares and assets to generate profits or to release funds to the client
  • Identifying opportunities for purchasing emerging stocks or assets through research
  • Presenting clients with evidence-based recommendations for investments or acquisitions
  • Keeping up-to-date with the latest financial trends and market developments
  • Keeping up-to-date with the latest financial laws and regulations
  • Developing and sustaining ongoing relationships with clients who are looking to invest in the long term
  • Source new business leads and opportunities to manage new client portfolios
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Asset Manager Job Description Examples:

Example 1

Property Surveyor & Asset Manager – Headingley – Up to £50,000 DOE

Ambitious Group are thrilled to be working with this Independent Property Investment and Development company based in Headingley, Leeds. This business operates in Commercial Property Management, Asset Management and Property Development.

This is an opportunity for a chartered surveyor to join an enthusiastic team undertaking property and asset management. This role would suit someone with experience in a similar client – side role or someone with a strong track record of property management!

What you will be doing

  • Dealing with lease renewals and rent reviews.
  • Marketing vacant space and delivery of new lettings; with and without external agents.
  • Managing development and refurbishment projects including setting project budgets, monitoring works and ensuring delivery on time and on budget.
  • Routine and planned maintenance, repairs, inspections and the management of contractors.
  • Ensuring Health and Safety compliance across your allocated portfolio.
  • Property acquisitions including sourcing opportunities and due diligence.
  • Undertaking development appraisals and appraising potential new acquisitions.
  • Compiling service charge budgets and completing year end reconciliations.
  • Value creation through identification and delivery of asset management and redevelopment initiatives.
  • Dealing with any tenant applications to alter or assign etc.
  • Tenant liaison and all aspects of property and asset management.
  • Managing external resources including surveyors, contractors s and residential managing agents.

    What you will have

  • AssocRICS or MRICS qualification – 2 years minimum PQE
  • Ability to take ownership and manage projects
  • Effective time management and an ability to prioritise workload
  • Experience of Argus Developer an advantage
  • Full UK Driving Licence

    What's in it for you

  • Up to £50,000 annual salary depending on experience
  • Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00
  • 23 days annual leave rising to 26 days PLUS Bank Holidays
  • Company car OR car allowance

    This is the perfect role if you are looking for your next career step. Get in touch to find out more or apply online today!

    Indsen

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: Up to £50,000.00 per year

    Benefits:
  • Company car
    Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday



    Licence/Certification:
  • MRICS or assocRICS (required)


    Work Location: In ID: 37941

    • Example 2

    Role:Industrial Asset Manager

    Rate of Pay:£35.03 per hour (using an Umbrella Company)

    Filton – hybrid 60% onsite as a minimum

    Working Pattern:Standard 35 hours across 4.5 days (working between 7-7 at business discretion)

    Travel:Northern Europe - Up to 3 times per year

    Length of Contract:Until 02/01/2024 - Possible extension

    Role Overview:

    Lead and influence a multi disciplinary team towards the greatest extraction of value from a portfolio of industrial assets designed for aerospace manufacture. Ensuring horizontal alignment between all asset stakeholders within the Plant balance the realisation of value with, financial, environmental and social risks, costs, quality of service and performance of the assets. delivering the “asset strategy” for replacement, refurbishment and end of life management. Analyse asset performance to enable decision making processes over the entire asset lifecycle.

    Realise value from Industrial Assets within Aircraft manufacturing to Ensure Business Efficiency (Cost & Performance) and Securing Business Continuity (Risks)

    Responsibilities:

    ● Generate value from Airbus Industrial Systems through continuously adapting the asset portfolio, in line with the evolving the corporate strategy

    ● Define investment Plans aligned with short, mid and long term company objectives + rationality in investment decisions for replacement, refurbishment or end of life management.

    ● Align maintenance means with industrial stakeholders and performance objectives, balancing between OPEX & CAPEX expenditure.

    ● Develop business cases to lever investment and manage projects.

    ● Identify risks on industrial assets and systems + compare them with the contemplated solutions

    Skill Set:

    ● Environmental, Health & Safety fundamentals

    ● Knowledge of Quality Management Systems

    ● Maintenance fundamentals & Equipment efficiency

    ● Trouble-shooting fundamentals

    ● Fundamental Manuf Engineering

    ● Industrial maintenance methodologies

    ● Project Lifecycle Management

    ● Quality Fundamentals

    ● Sustainability fundamentals

    ● Strategy Development

    ● Interact and Influence

    ● Basic financial understanding

    ● Total cost of ownership / Life cycle costing (LCC)

    ● Manage Capex expenditure

    ● Manage risk and opportunities

    ● Fundamentals of machinery and automation

    ● Spare parts stock management

    TARCG is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

    By applying to this advert, you give consent to TARCG holding & processing your personal data for the purpose of work-finding services.

    Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
    Contract length: 6 months

    Salary: £35.03 per hour

    Benefits:
  • Work from home
    Schedule:
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday



    Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Filton, Gloucestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)


    Work In person

    • Example 3

    Asset Manager

    Location:Southend-on-Sea

    Hours of Work:09:00-17:30 Monday to Friday

    Salary: Competitive with a quarterly incentive scheme + benefits

    Type: Home working available

    Our client works on behalf of private residential freeholders. The successful candidate will be working as part of a busy Asset Management department who specialises in the valuation of the portfolio and negotiation of applications for consent and licensing.

    This role would suit a graduate or someone who has worked in residential block management! This role offers great prospects for progression!

    Main functions:

    · Role is consists of the handling and progress of applications for alterations by Leaseholders; this spans structural changes and modifications to the property as well as material changes and variations to the Lease contract itself.

    · Ad-hoc files will consist of applications for development, rights of way and change of use.

    · Terms are negotiated directly with surveyors, solicitors and other professional bodies.

    · Providing assistance generally to the wider team, in particular, with in-house property valuations.

    · Management of own case load; keeping cases up to date and maintaining accurate records on our database system.

    · Production of regular reports from the data.

    · Liaising and cooperating with Solicitors both externally and in-house to progress file load pertaining to Deeds/New Leases etc.

    Attributes required:

    · Strong communication and negotiation skills both in written and verbal format.

    · Confidence in discussing complex matters over the telephone with an ability to tailor negotiation style to suit individual scenarios.

    · Good written skills are essential as much of the negotiation is conducted by email as well as telephone.

    · Strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise and self-motivate are essential to manage a busy work load.

    · Good Excel and power-point skills are required in order to help with reporting on large volumes of data.

    · A general understanding of Leasehold/Freehold, and the ability to read and interpret a Lease is key.

    · Ability to understand and digest complex case law and tribunal decisions.

    · Property valuation experience is desirable.

    · IRPM and/or RICS qualification is desirable.

    Education:

    · 3 A-C grade A-levels (or equivalent).

    · Full driving licence is necessary as the candidate will often need to attend meetings, undertake site inspections or attend Tribunal.

    · Full RICS or IRPM qualification/ membership is desirable.

    · An understanding of the leasehold property sector and particularly the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 is desirable.

    Job Type: Full-time

    Salary: £22,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

    Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

    Application question(s):
  • Have you worked in residential property or are keen to kick-start your career in you drive

    • Example 4

    Role: Asset Manager - REF 58697
    Contracting Authority: Central Government
    Contract Length: 120 working days
    Location: Porton Down
    IR35: Inside
    Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
    Security Clearance: SC

    Responsibilities

    As Asset Manager (software), you’ll be a core part of our Service Delivery team, working with stakeholders to bring Asset Management into alignment to industry standards, to enable efficiencies to be made by making the best use of IT asset resources.

    Skills/Experience
  • Develop and maintain effective principles and policies for operation and monitor the controls that are in place.

  • Drive adoption of the CMDB (across divisions) as the single source of truth for IT assets

  • Know how to manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and

    performance targets
  • Have a deep knowledge of Asset Management toolsets

  • Support service reviews and operational review meetings with suppliers (internal and

    external)
  • Assess and Quantify Risk of IT Assets.

  • Can provide assurance that data is accurate and processes and policies are followed

  • Will provide leadership to other CMDB users, including suppliers, to ensure data quality and accuracy is maintained

  • Can bring a sound understanding of ITIL methodology and service management best

    practices
  • Can communicate effectively with stakeholders.

    Job Type: Temporary to Friday

    • Example 5

    We are hiring for Hardware Asset / Configuration Manager / IT Asset Manager

    Location : Remote & 2 days in London, Glasgow Leeds Manchester Birmingham, Newcastle Office

  • Should have strong experience in service asset configuration management
  • Experience in Supplier relationship management (influence changes based on evidence and data)
  • Highly preferred service now experience, strong understanding on framework - Service asset
  • Should have strong expertise in IT Hardware Assets Management

    *Key Skills : Hardware Asset / Configuration Manager / IT Asset Manager

    Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

    Salary: £510.00-£525.00 per day

    Benefits:
  • Work from home
    Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift

    Experience:
  • Information Technology: 8 years (preferred)
  • IT Devices Asset Management: 3 years Location: Hybrid remote in London

    • Example 6

    Contract to start 01-12-22 until 05-02-23 with a possible extension.

    JOB Purpose:

    Maintain a strategic overview of the portfolio of HRA land and property assets (the portfolio) to ensure their optimum usage and performance, both now and into the future.

    Take responsibility for commissioning and monitoring the management and maintenance of the portfolio of HRA property assets.

    Project manage the asset management strategy action plan and produce quarterly updates.

    Maintain the asset management strategy

    Description OF Duties:

    Maintain an up to date model of the financial and non-financial performance of the HRA portfolio that can be used to model potential investment and divestment scenarios and develop option appraisals

    Commission a programme of pro-active asset reviews in line with strategic priorities set within the Client’s HRA asset management strategy

    Deal effectively with ad hoc requirements of analysis and review of existing assets

    Commission and in some cases conduct options appraisals as part of the asset review process and interpret data from these reviews and articulate this to decision makers by way of written reports with clear and justified recommendations, in liaison with other departments as appropriate

    Liaise with operational managers to identify their asset requirements going forward and ensure that these are considered in the asset review process

    Support the Client’s current and future new build programmes, by being the lead conduit for liaison and input on behalf of the property services team

    Work with Property and Social investment, IT and the Voids Teams, to make sure that all newly built or acquired properties are set up correctly on the appropriate systems, with accurate and appropriate data, so that they can be let according to Client policy

    Manage the Technical and Design Manager and in so doing, play a lead role in developing design standards and technical standards across the department, that feed into all new build and refurbishment projects, to promote a consistency of approach and ensure future maintenance and servicing requirements are taken into account

    Manage the commercial account manager and ensure that where the portfolio of commercial assets is managed by other departments in the Client, this is done according to set performance objectives and targets. Perform the leading client role in all matters in connection with the commercial assets, facilitating data analysis and decision making.

    Work with other departments in the Council to make sure the commercial assets are put through the asset review process as and when determined by the Council’s housing asset management strategy

    Commission and monitor all divestment activity, with the exception of the right to buy.

    Comment on all day to day property management reports produced by property and social investment, requiring comments from Housing Management and in so doing, work with property and social investment colleagues to provide early peer challenge

    Liaise with corporate finance to facilitate the annual statutory valuation process

    [phone number]11-22

    Disclaimer: On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify iWork Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

    Job Type: Full-time

    Salary: £32.04 per hour

    Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

    Work Location: One ID: [phone number]11-22

    • What does an Asset Manager do?

    An Asset Manager is employed by a financial firm to oversee the management of client portfolios. Asset Managers develop their client’s assets into a sustainable portfolio that can produce wealth in the future. They deal with assets such as property, investments and pension funds. Asset Managers can work with large companies, or can be responsible for a variety of smaller individual or small business portfolios.

    Asset Manager skills and qualifications

    Asset Managers need expert knowledge of financial principles, markets and tools, alongside the practical skills to put those principles into action to grow the portfolios of their clients. Asset Managers also need excellent analytical and communication skills and recognised financial qualifications. A successful Asset Manager candidate will also have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that include:

    • Ability to use trading platforms and other financial software to keep track of portfolios
    • Ability to analyse and understand financial markets, including FTSE 100 and stock exchanges
    • Ability to analyse portfolio growth and present detailed analysis and forecasts to management and clients
    • Expert understanding of tax implications in regards to earning money through investments
    • Expert knowledge of different bank accounts, funds and pensions
    • Ability to communicate complex financial data and numbers in a simpler format
    • Up-to-date understanding of the rules and regulations imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
    • Qualifications from industry recognised bodies such as the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment or the Chartered Financial Analyst Society

    Asset Manager experience requirements

    The level of experience required by an Asset Manager depends mostly on the size or importance of the portfolios they manage. Employers may hire entry-level Asset Managers with limited direct asset management experience to handle small portfolios and gain experience. Employers can also look for entry-level candidates who have gained work experience at financial institutions or banks. For multi-million pound portfolios, employers look for Asset Managers with three or more years of experience working in financial markets.

    Asset Manager education and training requirements

    Asset Managers require strong results in maths and English at GCSE and A-level. Employers look for applicants who hold a degree, with subjects such as maths, business and economics. However, employers prefer candidates with a postgraduate business degree who can demonstrate a sound understanding of financial tools and markets gained through further education.

    Asset Manager salary expectations

    According to Indeed Salaries, the average salary for an Asset Manager in the UK is £47,887 per year. Salary may be dependent on experience, location and company.

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    What is the difference between an Asset Manager and a Financial Manager?

    Asset Managers focus on managing the assets and finances of external clients, such as individuals or businesses. Financial Managers are employed in-house by larger companies to handle internal finances. Consequently, Financial Managers focus on budgeting, company forecasts and profit and loss, rather than trading assets or growing portfolios.

    What makes for an excellent Asset Manager job description?

    An excellent Asset Manager job description details the size of the portfolios and assets that a candidate will manage. These details allow applicants to assess if they have the experience and ambition needed before they apply for the role. An excellent Asset Manager job description also details any specific trading platforms or software that applicants need to be familiar with.

    What qualities does an Asset Manager need to be successful?

    Asset Managers need to be able to cope with a fast-paced and challenging work environment. They need to be able to make quick decisions and trades under pressure with large sums of money at stake in the process. To succeed, Asset Managers need confidence, commitment and perseverance, while being able to thrive under high pressure.

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