Analyst - Hotels Brokerage - London

Who are Christie & Co?

We’re the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - hotels, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, convenience retail, leisure and medical.

Where we work

We employ the largest team of sector specialists in the UK and the largest group of hotel specialists in Europe, providing professional brokerage and advisory services from offices in major cities across Britain and Europe. And because we’ve been doing this for almost 90 years, we know our sectors and local markets inside out. We work closely with our clients to guide and conclude transactions of any size, covering hotels, restaurants and pubs, leisure, forecourts and convenience retail businesses, social care and elderly care, childcare & education facilities, dental practices and pharmacies.

 

About the Role

This role is within our Corporate Hotels brokerage team, where we carry out single asset and portfolio, sell and buy-side mandates for a wide range of clients across the UK and EMEA. We work seamlessly with our hotel dedicated teams throughout the UK and Europe.

We are now looking to recruit a resource to provide vital support for the Hotels corporate team. The primary purpose of the role is to support the team with the preparation of high-quality pitch documents and marketing collateral as well as being involved in the day-to-day running of mandates under supervision from the corporate Directors.

Whilst applications from candidates with sector experience would be a plus, we would equally welcome applications from ambitious individuals with strong presentation and financial skills as full sector related training will be provided.

You will join a dynamic and ambitious team in a rapidly growing area of our business with excellent career progression opportunities. The role is London based but with some flexibility in terms of home working.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the corporate hotels brokerage team

• Prepare high quality brokerage pitch documents including market research and detailed financial analysis for the hotels team

• Assist in the preparation and processing of marketing collateral for sales mandates including brochures, IM’s and data rooms

• Assist in ongoing project management and client reporting

Skills & Experience

· Exceptional analytical skills

· Familiarity with all hotel ownership and operational structures would be a plus including leases, management agreements, vacant possession, franchise agreements and income strips (beneficial but not essential)

· Degree level education or equivalent in real estate / financial analysis

· IT literate with excellent Microsoft Excel proficiency and strong power-point skills

· Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

· Good report writing skills

· An eye for design (in the context of producing the marketing collateral)

· Attention to detail and a pride in delivering work to an exceptional standard

· A background in the hospitality sector is not essential - applicants with a real estate background will also be welcomed.

 

Personal Characteristics

· Professional client-facing approach and high ethical standards

· Able to develop strong working relationships (both internally with colleagues and externally with clients)

· Excellent communication skills, including listening carefully, following instructions and giving constructive feedback to help advance the business

· Diligent attention to detail in all aspects of your work

· Numerate with strong analytical skills

· Meticulous and methodical in approach

· Self-motivated and able to use your own initiative

· Driven and energetic

· Honest and trustworthy

· Team player

· Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

· Self organised

· Calm, considered approach when handling diverse demands and able to work under pressure and to deadlines

· Able to work independently as well part of a team.

What can we offer?

• Competitive Salary
• A competitive bonus structure  
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays  
• Holiday carryover & additional Christmas leave   
• Life assurance  
• Employee wellbeing assistance via Plumm   
• Cycle to work scheme  
• “Recommend a Friend” employee referral bonus  
• Enhanced family friendly leave  
• Eyecare Vouchers 

For more information and to apply contact jobs@christie.com