Senior Associate

Denton-Floyd-Real-Estate-Group-; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) match

Life and disability insurance

Generous paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Triple Crown Senior Living in Louisville, KY seeks a Senior Associate to drive underwriting, valuation, and portfolio optimization initiatives across acquisitions and asset management. You will build and refine models, perform market research, and prepare investment materials for the CIO, investment committee, lenders, and partners.

This role requires 4–6 years of relevant experience in real estate finance, strong Excel skills, and the ability to present insights to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• Demonstrated ownership of institutional-quality financial models built from scratch.
• Track record of supporting transactions through closing and explaining deal size and structure.
• Experience presenting to investment committees, lenders, equity partners, or ownership groups.
• MBA, CFA, or related professional designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead underwriting and financial analysis for acquisitions, development, disposition, and recapitalization opportunities.
• Own and improve underwriting, valuation, forecasting, and portfolio models as the system of record.
• Lead market research and competitive analysis to form a defendable market view.
• Prepare investment committee memoranda and lender materials; present and defend assumptions.
• Support due diligence, data room management, and closing deliverables.
• Design asset management dashboards and partner with operations to identify value opportunities.

Skills

Excel

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics, Business Administration, or related field

MBA or CFA preferred

Job description

Position Summary

Triple Crown Senior Living (TCSL) is a growing senior living owner-operator seeking a Senior Associate to support acquisitions, asset management, and portfolio optimization initiatives.

The Senior Associate serves as the analytical engine behind that growth. This role owns underwriting and valuation for new opportunities, drives portfolio-level asset management analytics, and serves as a direct thought partner to the Chief Investment Officer. The analysis produced in this role supports decisions made by the CIO, ownership, the investment committee, lenders, and capital partners.

Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities

• Reflect and support TCSL's CROWN Values and Core Focus in all interactions and business decisions.
• Lead underwriting and financial analysis for acquisition, development, disposition, and recapitalization opportunities from initial screening through closing.
• Own, build, and continuously improve TCSL's underwriting, valuation, forecasting, and portfolio models, serving as the model of record for the platform.
• Lead market research and competitive analysis using operational, demographic, financial, and industry data to form and defend a market view.
• Prepare periodic reviews benchmarking asset performance against initial projections and market changes.
• Own portfolio-level performance analytics, including census and rate trends, revenue management, labor and agency spend, controllable expenses, net operating income, and key performance indicator reporting.
• Author investment committee memoranda, executive presentations, and lender and capital partner materials, and present and defend the underlying assumptions.
• Support transaction execution, including due diligence workstreams, third-party report coordination, financial and operational review, data room management, and closing deliverables.
• Design and maintain asset management reporting tools and dashboards that make portfolio performance and strategic initiatives measurable.
• Partner with operations, accounting, and leadership to identify trends, diagnose underperformance, and identify value-creation opportunities.
• Leverage technology and analytical tools to improve efficiency, reporting accuracy, and business intelligence across the platform.
• Contribute to annual budgeting and reforecasting alongside operations and accounting leadership.
• Mentor junior analysts and review analytical work product as the team grows.
• Travel to communities and target markets as needed.
• Maintain regular and reliable on-site attendance as scheduled.
• Protect confidential and proprietary information and comply with all TCSL policies, procedures, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support business needs.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have four to six years of relevant experience as an analyst or associate in banking, private equity, real estate investments, acquisitions, asset management, or capital markets brokerage and transactions. Direct senior housing or other multi-site, operationally intensive real estate experience is strongly preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ownership of institutional-quality financial models built from a blank page, rather than solely maintaining inherited templates.
• Track record of supporting transactions through closing, with the ability to explain deal size, structure, and personal responsibilities.
• Experience preparing materials for and presenting to investment committees, lenders, equity partners, or ownership groups.
• MBA, CFA, or a related professional designation preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expert-level Excel and financial modeling capability, including the ability to architect a model from scratch.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex financial and operational data into meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Executive presence and the ability to present and defend analysis before senior leadership and external capital partners.
• Sound investment judgment, including the ability to identify material questions and challenge assumptions appropriately.
• Ability to thrive in a growth-stage environment with evolving processes and limited existing infrastructure.
• Ability to manage multiple active workstreams and competing deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on accuracy, accountability, and process improvement.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
• Professionalism, confidentiality, ownership, and sound judgment.

Triple Crown Senior Living offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company 401(k) match, company-paid life and disability insurance, generous paid time off, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.