Senior Investment Analyst

Travelodge; Thame, Fulbrook; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company is seeking a Senior Investment Analyst to shape investment decisions and support growth initiatives. You'll closely collaborate with Property and Development teams, evaluate investment opportunities, and provide insightful financial analysis. The ideal candidate is ACA, CIMA, or ACCA qualified, has advanced Excel skills, and experience with tools like Power BI, SQL, or Qlikview. This role offers a salary up to £60,000, annual bonus, and a hybrid working model requiring 60% time in the office.

Benefits

Salary up to £60,000

Annual Bonus

Contributory pension scheme

50% personal discount for hotel bookings

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Focus on learning and career development

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, CIMA or ACCA accountant.
• Proven ability to work under pressure with competing priorities.
• Strong financial analysis and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new investment opportunities and support financial models.
• Provide insightful financial analysis for development targets.
• Deliver ad-hoc analysis to support continuous improvement.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Clear communication of financial concepts

Power BI

SQL

Qlikview

Education

ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualification (or part-qualified)

Tools

Financial models

Job description

Job Description

Find where you belong!

Ready to shape the investment decisions that drive our next phase of growth? Do you enjoy turning complex financial analysis into clear recommendations that influence senior leaders? If yes, our Senior Investment Analyst position might be the right next move for you.

What’s it all about?

As a Senior Investment Analyst, you’ll partner closely with our Property and Development teams to deliver the room growth ambitions set out in our strategic business plan. You’ll play a central role in evaluating new investment opportunities—from building and reviewing financial models, through to preparing compelling papers for the Investment Board to support informed discussion and approval.

You’ll also provide insightful financial analysis to help identify priority development targets, assess past performance, and challenge investment decisions. Acting as a trusted business partner to both internal and external Development Managers, you’ll bring rigor, perspective, and constructive challenge to every stage of the investment process. Alongside this, you’ll deliver ad-hoc analysis to support continuous improvement across the function.

Why Travelodge?

We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true self and belong. We work hard to improve the diversity of our teams and celebrate our differences. And we care about our colleagues’ wellbeing, so we ensure there are plenty of resources available so everyone can look after their emotional, physical, financial and work wellbeing. We call this “Better Me”.

Who will this appeal to?

You’re an ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified (or part-qualified) driven self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can confidently work across all levels of the business. Comfortable juggling competing priorities and tight deadlines, you take ownership of your workload and adapt quickly as new requests arise. You communicate complex financial concepts clearly and confidently to non-finance stakeholders, bring advanced Excel and financial modelling expertise. Experience with Power BI, SQL, Qlikview or similar tools is a strong advantage.

What are the extra benefits of working for Travelodge?

• Salary up to £60,000 & Annual Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Hybrid working - a minimum of 60% of your time should be spent in the office
• 50% personal discount for hotel bookings and great friends and family discounts too!
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• A focus on learning and career development