Assistant Investment Analyst

We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.

 
We’re evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently.

We are Vicinity.

Role purpose

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to kick-start your career in Investment Management with Vicinity Centres. As an Assistant Investment Analyst, you’ll gain hands-on exposure to real projects, working alongside experienced professionals while building core analytical, commercial, and stakeholder skills.

Designed for recent graduates with up to two years of work experience, this role offers a structured pathway to develop your capabilities, apply your academic knowledge in a real-world environment, and contribute meaningfully to investment and business initiatives. You’ll gain exposure to core investment processes including financial modelling, valuations and asset strategy.

What You’ll Do

• Support investment and business initiatives through research, data analysis, and insight generation
• Assist in the preparation of reports, presentations, and financial/analytical documentation
• Contribute to project delivery by coordinating tasks, tracking progress, and maintaining accurate records
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and engage with internal stakeholders to support project outcomes
• Support team operations, including the coordination of meetings and documentation management
• Participate in team discussions, contributing ideas and insights to drive continuous improvement
• Assist in financial modelling, including cash flow analysis, IRR calculations, and scenario testing
• Support valuation analysis, market benchmarking, and sensitivity analysis

What You’ll Bring

• Recent graduate with a degree in finance, economics, business, or a related discipline. One or two years experience in the workforce preferred
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to gather, interpret, and present data effectively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging with stakeholders
• Demonstrated interest in property or investment strategy
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proactive mindset with a genuine eagerness to learn and develop professionally
• Strong Excel skills (financial modelling capability highly regarded)

Why Join Vicinity

• Structured learning and development, with access to mentoring and senior leadership
• Hands-on experience across real investment and business projects
• Exposure to a collaborative, high-performing team environment
• Opportunity to build your professional network across the business
• Clear career pathway to grow and progress within the organisation

What Success Looks Like

You’ll thrive in this role if you’re curious, motivated, and eager to build a career in investment management. You’ll quickly develop the confidence to contribute to projects, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and deliver high-quality work in a dynamic environment.

Why Vicinity?

Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. This includes:

• Flexible working options

• Birthday leave & purchased additional leave

• $1,000 worth of VCX securities rewarded for eligible team members

• Generous Parental Leave

We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect.

At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

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Phone: +61 3 7001 4000 (request to speak to our Talent Acquisition team)

Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.