Investment Analyst - VIA Outlets B.V.
Investment Analyst - VIA Outlets B.V.
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Are you a self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit? Do you thrive on innovation and resilience? We are seeking a motivated individual who excels in a fluid and matrix environment, easily connecting with people at all levels within the organisation.
In this position, you will support on acquisitions in investment and divestment activities. You will bring your strong analytical skills to the table, transforming insights into actionable strategies that inform key investment decisions for VIA Outlets.
You will assist in evaluating property assets and portfolios, performing detailed financial analyses, and staying up to date of the latest market trends and competitor transactions. Your expertise will be crucial in researching and evaluating specific countries or geographical locations, analyzing local retail market trends, and preparing comprehensive materials for presentations.
In divestment, you will assist in preparing assets for sale by analyzing operational data, ensuring data accuracy and consistency, and managing Q&A sessions with potential buyers. Your meticulous attention to detail will help in creating well-organized and clean materials.
As an Investment Analyst, you will also support the underwriting of potential investment opportunities, thoroughly reviewing incoming investment materials, conducting side research, and performing data validation and sanity checks on large datasets. Your ability to synthesize information from credible sources and present clear conclusions will be essential.
In this role, you report directly to the Investment Director.
Your key responsibilities and tasks in this role:
- Perform detailed analysis of companies, including financial statement analysis (P&L, BS), valuations, review of corporate reporting
- High-level reviews of technical specifications or characteristics of assets, process technical due diligence reports and extract key findings
- Prepare specific materials such as graphical maps, complex tables, and other visual aids for presentations
- Conduct comprehensive research on specific topics, gathering information from credible sources, synthesize the collected information and present conclusions in a clear, concise manner
- Utilize financial models to support underwriting and investment decisions
- Partner and collaborate with operations, retail and leasing teams to ensure alignment on analysis
VIA Outlets – Europe's fastest growing owner-operator of premium outlet shopping destinations was established in 2014 to acquire existing outlet centres across Europe and transform these centres in premium fashion outlets by applying our successful 3R strategy of Remerchandising, Remodelling and Remarketing. Our vision is to create experience-led, beautifully local premium outlets for our guests and brand partners. Through the dedication of our talented team, we are committed to our mission: strengthening our premium fashion outlets, proactively driving footfall and, in partnership with our brands, growing sales and creating value for our investor, the largest Dutch pension fund asset manager, APG. Today the pan-European portfolio of VIA Outlets consists of 11 premium fashion outlets across 9 European countries with over 1,100 stores and welcomes more than 32 million guests on a yearly basis.
In this interesting and engaging organization, you can leave a lasting impact, while there is plenty of room to grow.
Additionally, VIA Outlets offers the following terms of employment:
- Excellent remuneration package and a 10% bonus
- Travel card
- Pension scheme
- 25 holidays and 1 charity day
- Significant opportunities for development and growth
- Lunch discount at the Schiphol office
- Christmas and summer socials
To succeed in this position, you possess the following:
- A bachelor’s degree
- 2 to 3 years of working experience, preferably within real estate. Otherwise, affinity with real estate is a requirement
- You have (basic) knowledge of investment management, either obtained through studies or work experience
- Comfortable interacting across all levels of an organisation, from investors to senior management and centre teams
- A curious mind, a commercial drive and an international outlook
- An ability to see the bigger picture, and deliver at the highest level, whilst making sure the basics are right and are executed excellently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong research capabilities
- Advanced Excel and basic financial modelling skills
- Understanding of commercial real estate is desirable but not essential
- Fluency in English - additional languages are not essential but are greatly valued
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