We are working with a fast-growing, privately owned real assets business operating at the intersection of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and hospitality. The business is a vertically integrated investor, developer and operator, deploying its own equity and retaining full control across investment, development, planning and operations.

With a significant UK portfolio and an ambitious development pipeline, the business combines long-term ownership with in-house operational platforms, ensuring close alignment between strategy, delivery and performance. Social value, design quality and operational excellence sit at the heart of its approach.

The Role

This is a high-impact FP&A Manager position within a lean, commercially focused finance team. You will act as a key partner to senior finance leadership, supporting the financial oversight of a complex real estate development and operational portfolio.

The role has a strong emphasis on financial performance analysis, forecasting, cost control and cashflow management, working closely with investment, development and operational teams to ensure robust decision-making and disciplined execution.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Reporting

• Support the preparation of project appraisals, development budgets and cost plans.
• Lead detailed analysis of financial performance against budgets, forecasts and strategic objectives.
• Identify key drivers and variances, producing clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Own and lead monthly project review meetings, updating financial models, forecasts and cashflow projections in collaboration with investment and development teams.
• Undertake ad-hoc analysis across development and operational assets, including IRR, profitability and return metrics.

Financial Modelling & Cashflow

• Build, maintain and enhance detailed Excel-based financial models for real estate developments and investments, including debt structures.
• Assist in producing consolidated group cashflow and liquidity forecasts, integrating development spend, operational EBITDA/NOI and financing requirements.

Financial Oversight & Controls

• Maintain strong financial discipline across projects, reconciling ledgers to cost plans and utilisation histories.
• Support strategic decision-making across treasury, tax, insurance and financing in partnership with senior finance leadership.

Debt, Utilisation & Lender Reporting

• Manage loan utilisation requests across multiple projects, ensuring compliance with budgets, approvals and lender requirements.
• Coordinate with lender-appointed monitors and advisors throughout drawdown processes.
• Assist with covenant compliance reporting and forward-looking covenant analysis.

Compliance & Stakeholder Engagement

Ensure adherence to financial controls, internal policies and external reporting obligations.

Support interactions with HMRC, external advisors, auditors and overseas administrators as required.

Business Partnering & Continuous Improvement

• Proactively identify process and system efficiencies.
• Build strong relationships across development, investment, planning, legal and operations teams.
• Support the preparation of high-quality presentations and reports for internal and external audiences.
• Assist with technical accounting matters, audits and ad-hoc finance projects.

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
• Typically 6+ years' experience within a real estate environment, ideally with development exposure.
• Strong background in financial analysis, forecasting and advanced Excel modelling.
• Commercially minded, detail-oriented and comfortable working under time pressure.
• Confident communicator, able to challenge constructively and present complex information clearly.
• Enjoys working in a small, high-performing team while being comfortable operating autonomously.
• Values collaboration, ownership and long-term thinking.

This is an opportunity to join a well-capitalised, entrepreneurial platform at an exciting stage of growth, offering genuine exposure to the full real estate lifecycle within the PBSA and hospitality sectors.