Finance Director Placement for Hospitality Group

Finance Director Placement for Hospitality Group

Client: UK-Based Hospitality Group
Sector: Hospitality & Leisure
Turnover: £15M+
Role: Finance Director
Time to Hire: 5 weeks

The Brief
A growing hospitality group approached us during a period of accelerated expansion across their UK venues. Operational activity was increasing quickly, but the finance structure underneath it wasn’t keeping pace. Reporting lacked rhythm, data was fragmented across sites, and senior leaders didn’t have the visibility they needed for confident decision-making.

The business required a Finance Director who could bring order, structure and clarity to a fast-moving environment — someone able to modernise a lean finance function while supporting further growth.

The Challenge
The ideal candidate needed to:
🔹 Introduce structure to inconsistent, multisite reporting
🔹 Strengthen financial oversight without slowing operational momentum
🔹 Provide clear, dependable insight to senior leadership
🔹 Build the foundations for a scalable finance function

This was less about replacing a departing leader and more about putting the right person in place for the next stage of the group’s development.

Our Solution
We ran a targeted executive search focused on finance leaders with:
• Multisite or hospitality experience
• A history of improving financial visibility in scaling businesses
• The ability to lead calmly in high-paced operational environments
• Experience modernising small finance teams

This ensured the shortlist reflected candidates who could create clarity quickly while enabling growth.

Key Results
📌 46 candidates identified
📌 11 shortlisted
📌 5 interviewed
📌 1 Finance Director appointed
📌 Search completed in 5 weeks

The Outcome
Within months of the Finance Director joining:
🔹 A stronger financial rhythm was established across the group
🔹 Reporting aligned more closely with operational activity
🔹 Senior leadership regained confidence in the numbers
🔹 Finance was repositioned as a strategic partner to operations

With a more structured finance function and clearer insight, the organisation is now better placed to support continued growth across its portfolio.