Lending Manager Assistant

About Austar:

Austar Finance holds an AFSL license and manages several property funds, with headquarters in Sydney and an office in Melbourne. 

Austar provides both debt and equity finance solutions for property developers with geographical reach across the eastern seaboard of Australia. Typical transaction scope includes residential, together with growing exposure to commercial, retail, health, and industrial sectors. The typical transaction size range lies from $1-$40 million AUD plus. The team has achieved approximately $1.3 billion in total investment over the last 5 years.

About the role:

The assistant will be supervised by senior Lending Manager, and work as part of a small nimble team in an entrepreneurial environment to communicate, investigate, analyse loan applications for construction and bridging loans, secured by Australian real estate.

Benefits and perks:

This is a stellar opportunity to work directly with the firm’s founders, managing directors, lending, credit, and investment teams in a small, nimble, entrepreneurial, dynamic, fast growth environment. The successful candidate will start career in property and finance world.  

Skills and Experience:

·         Understanding key property and construction metrics and contracts.

·         Understanding of property valuation.

·         Clear understanding of lending terminology and risk management techniques, specific to the commercial property finance environment.

·         Be able to work unsupervised.

·         Be able to multitask.

·         A strong desire to work in an environment exposed to both finance and property.

Skills will have been demonstrated in previous positions with property finance ADI and/or non-ADI organisations, property development and/or construction firms, or consultancies supporting the finance and/or property industries.

The successful applicant will have a relevant degree in a finance, property, construction, commerce related discipline with favourable consideration given to applicants with knowledge, experience and/or a strong interest in the property and/or built environment. A strong desire to work in a dual finance and property environment is critical for success in the role.