Portfolio / Investment Management Analyst - European Portfolio

The Role

An exciting opportunity to join a leading international real estate investment and asset management platform, specialising in the Living sector.

Our client is a highly established investor and asset manager with a significant international portfolio spanning multiple European cities. The business has a strong track record across the Living sector and works closely with leading institutional investors, joint venture partners and operating partners.

Following a period of organisational change and continued growth, they are expanding their European Portfolio / Asset Management function and are looking to appoint two Analysts to join their London-based team.

These are particularly interesting opportunities for analysts looking to move beyond a traditional, narrowly defined modelling role. The team is evolving from a historic portfolio/pod structure into a shared European analyst function, giving analysts significantly broader exposure across portfolios, geographies, JV Partners and business plans.

The Opportunity
Reporting to the Head of European Portfolio Management, you will form part of a central analytical team providing the financial and commercial insight that underpins asset-level, portfolio and joint venture decision-making.

The role will combine financial modelling, asset and portfolio analysis, investor reporting, business planning and transaction support, while requiring the ability to turn complex financial information into clear, commercially meaningful insight for senior stakeholders.

This is a role for someone who enjoys understanding what the numbers mean, rather than simply producing them.
You will work closely with Investment Management, Asset Management, operating partners, Fund Controllers and Estates teams, acting as an analytical link across the business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining asset and JV-level cash flow models, ensuring assumptions remain current and models are robust and audit-ready.
• Running returns analysis against original investment underwriting and highlighting material variances.
• Supporting asset management teams with hold, value-add and disposal appraisals.
• Undertaking scenario and sensitivity analysis across areas including rates, occupancy and capex.
• Preparing monthly management information and quarterly investor reporting packs.
• Tracking actual performance against budgets, including NOI, margins, occupancy and rental growth.
• Supporting the preparation and maintenance of asset business plans and KPI dashboards.
• Assisting with acquisition and disposal due diligence, including data room management.
• Preparing Investment Committee and JV partner approval papers.
• Working with multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure financial analysis supports effective commercial decision-making.

What they're looking for
The successful candidate is likely to have a background in real estate financial analysis, ideally gained within the PBSA/student accommodation sector, although candidates from other relevant real estate investment or asset management environments will also be considered.

More important than simply having strong technical modelling skills will be the ability to think commercially and communicate effectively.

You will need to be comfortable taking a set of financial outputs and explaining the key drivers, risks and implications to people who may not have the same technical background.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong financial modelling and Excel skills.
• Experience building and maintaining cash flow models and undertaking scenario/sensitivity analysis.
• A strong understanding of real estate financial metrics and investment performance.
• Experience with management or investor reporting.
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting and/or valuation.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A commercially minded approach, with the confidence to identify and flag issues proactively.
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and reporting cycles.
• A relevant degree in finance, real estate, accounting or a related discipline.

Progress towards a professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CFA or RICS would be advantageous.
PBSA experience is particularly desirable.

Two opportunities available

French-speaking Financial Analyst
One of the appointments will replace a highly valued member of the existing team who is returning to France. Fluent French is therefore essential for this position, alongside a strong commercial and analytical profile. Experience within PBSA would be highly advantageous.

The role will have exposure to a number of significant European and UK/Ireland joint venture portfolios and will suit someone who wants genuine international exposure.

Financial Analyst
The second position is a newly created opportunity within the same team and has no language requirement. Strong PBSA experience is preferred, alongside excellent modelling skills and a commercially minded approach.

A modern, forward-thinking analytical environment
The business is investing heavily in technology and AI to improve the way its teams operate. Analysts will also be trained on Anaplan, which is being introduced as the organisation's financial modelling and planning platform, replacing a historically Excel-heavy approach.

This represents an opportunity to join a team that is actively evolving its approach to financial analysis rather than simply maintaining existing processes.

The wider business has also recently made a number of internal promotions and is planning further international expansion, including growth across mainland Europe.

Reference: 1910 | Date Posted: 30th September 2026 | Status: Active