project controller - real estate development

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.

Ihre Aufgaben

As project controller - real estate development you will be managing project budgets, monitor risk exposure and report on historic and future costs. You are part of the Finance Business Control Team and at the same time will work closely with the Project Management Team (PMT). Following our growth strategy, we will develop hotel properties in new countries and are sometimes working with development partners. This requires you to look beyond existing procedures and come up with ideas to overcome new challenges.,

• be the finance business partner for the project directors, by providing them financial insights and guidance on their projects;

• produce monthly reporting on our European development portfolio with respect to budgets, cost variances, schedule, cash flow, risks and opportunities;

• assist our Development & Investment department with new acquisitions, by providing them financial information on historic projects;

• implement, monitor and advise on (automated) internal controls for our development portfolio;

• review construction, partnership and other development related agreements;

• maintain relationships with banks and satisfy documentation requirements for draw requests on development loan facilities;

• cross-functional collaboration with the other Finance Teams by exchanging information and providing insights;

• assist in implementing ESG reporting for the development portfolio.,

• citizenM experience nights for you (and friends and family)

• Personal and professional development opportunities and programmes

• 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 available

• 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

  locations / hours

• Voorschoten Support Office. Hybrid working is possible, not fully remote. We feel that traveling to a property in development helps you to do a better job. That's why The Project Controller visits a site in Europe on average once a quarter.

  We actively seek applications from qualified individuals and groups who are under-represented in the workplace, whether in relation to religion, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. We're also happy to make accommodations in the interview process and beyond to best suit the needs and strengths of disabled people and neurodivergent individuals. If you require accommodations, please add a note in your application and we will work together to find the best solution possible.

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Ihr Profil

• extensive knowledge of real estate development and construction project controls;

• experience in performing cost management, planning, estimating, scheduling and other project controls functions over the construction for large capital projects;

• experience in working with construction general contractors;

• expertise in financial analysis, schedule analysis, modeling and budgeting methodologies;

• advanced proficiency in Excel and in general IT system savviness;

• success working in a fast-paced, project-centric environment;

• ability to collaborate with a variety of people in various roles with different leadership styles;

• strong organizational, critical thinking, and analytical skills;

• fluent in English, another European language is a plus.

• BSc or MSc degree in finance or business;

• solid working experience, including multiple years in construction management and / or real estate development.