investment associate

At citizenM, the investment associate will be responsible for assisting in the oversight of a global portfolio of hospitality assets and revenue centers, including hotels, third-party managed restaurants and bars, retail spaces, and ancillary property revenue sources such as meeting rooms and parking. The role ensures each property is maintained and performs at the level of ownership’s expectations for, but not limited to, revenue generation, net operating income, physical condition, value creation, and overall management of each asset.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent ownership and collaborate with internal stakeholders to help lead the execution of the investment and divestment strategies for assigned assets.
• Drive operational efficiencies and identify new opportunities to maximize profitability and long-term value of assets.
• Work closely with legal, construction, capital markets, development & investment, accounting, and operations teams to review agreements, construction/capital projects, loan documents, leases, and other materials that impact the operations of the asset and ownership’s obligations.
• Perform detailed reviews of budgets, forecasts, monthly income statements, STR reports, cash flow projections, and create and maintain internal asset-level dashboard reports to identify inefficiencies and help create strategies around maximizing profitability and value.
• Own day-to-day management of non-hotel revenue centers including reporting to senior leadership.
• Create individual reporting schedules based on lender, investor, operator, and executive needs.
• Liaise with operations teams to drive performance by monitoring key metrics.
• Review and analyze legal documents such as loan agreements, retail space leases, ground leases, management agreements, etc.
• Support the Managing Director of Investment Management with communication to third-party operators to align with investment thesis.
• Oversee maintenance of financial models (in Excel) used for asset forecasting purposes, summarizing operating results, and analyzing various capital re-investment strategies.

Qualifications / Skills

• Advanced analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with high expertise in Excel and financial modeling
• Self-motivated, flexible, and detail-oriented with strong quality control
• Works well with multiple disciplines within the company as the subject matter expert for specific assets

What's in it for you?

• Personal and professional development opportunities and programs
• Latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role
• Commuting travel costs covered (by car or public transport)
• Pension and cycle-to-work scheme
• Subsidized fresh daily lunches at our support office
• Flexible public holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)
• Spacious office in a historic building surrounded by gardens

About citizenM

citizenM is an affordable luxury hotel chain for mobile citizens of the world. With a style that will knock your socks off, we offer citizens a real home from home, plus the world’s fluffiest pillows. Our typical guest is a frequent traveler who is quality and design-driven, and value-conscious. We currently have hotels in the Netherlands, France, UK, Switzerland, Denmark, USA, and Asia, with more to come soon. We are proud to put hospitality back into the hospitality industry and have received numerous awards for our groundbreaking approach. We like to do things differently. This means our hotels are not traditional… and neither are our support offices. We're open-minded, with kind hearts and global minds.