Head of Finance – London

Ready to lead finance for one of Europe’s most exciting lifestyle hospitality businesses?

This isn’t a traditional Head of Finance role.

We’re looking for a commercially minded finance leader to join a fast-growing European hospitality business that’s redefining the guest experience. With an expanding portfolio of design-led hotels across Europe, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving financial performance, partnering with operational leaders, and influencing strategic decisions at the highest level.

If you’re passionate about hospitality, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy turning financial insight into business success, we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the VP of Finance, you’ll lead the financial support for a portfolio of European hotels, providing robust financial reporting, forecasting, analysis, and commercial insight. Working closely with hotel General Managers and senior leadership, you’ll help shape strategy, improve profitability, and support continued growth across the region.

This is a highly visible leadership role with genuine influence across the business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead monthly financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting across a European hotel portfolio.
• Deliver insightful analysis of financial performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve profitability and support commercial decision-making.
• Develop business cases for new projects, investments and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure strong financial controls, governance and compliance across the region.
• Manage and develop a small, high-performing finance team.
• Present financial performance and recommendations to senior stakeholders with confidence and clarity.
• This role is London office based 5 days per week.

About You

You’ll be a qualified accountant with significant post-qualified experience in hospitality finance and a genuine passion for partnering with the business.

You’ll also bring:

• 7+ years’ post-qualified finance experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience within the hotel sector (essential).
• Strong financial planning, reporting and commercial analysis expertise.
• Experience leading and developing finance teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Advanced Excel and ERP systems knowledge.
• A proactive, curious mindset with the confidence to challenge and improve performance.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK as sponsorship will not be provided.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to become part of an ambitious organisation that’s experiencing exciting growth across Europe. You’ll work alongside talented, passionate people in a business that values innovation, collaboration and fresh thinking.

If you’re looking for a role where your commercial insight will directly influence business performance—and where no two days are the same—this could be your next career move.

Please contact Andrea at fm@fmrecruitment.co.uk or call on +44 20 8600 1161