PermanentFinance Director
Finance Director – PE-Backed Carve-Out
Location: Redhill, Surrey area (on site, with some flexibility) Sector: Consumer products Type: Permanent (interim of 6–12 months also consi…
Location: Flexible – remote, hybrid or on-site, with travel to the group's head office in the North of England and hotels across the UK as needed
Commitment: Fractional, part-time – days agreed with the successful candidate, flexing up around funding events and acquisitions
Day rate: £700–£1,000 per day, depending on experience
Start: January or February 2027
Ref: FD Capital – Fractional CFO, Hotels
Role
FD Capital is supporting an established, owner-managed UK hotel group in appointing a Fractional Chief Financial Officer. The group operates a portfolio of more than a dozen hotels across the UK, combining owned properties, hotels managed on behalf of third-party owners and a joint venture with a private equity partner. It has traded in its current form since 2008, and its owners have spent more than 25 years in the hotel sector.
The group has a capable in-house finance team that runs reporting and the day-to-day finance function. What it needs now is a senior, credible CFO to be the external face of finance: someone banks, lenders, investors and partners recognise, who can secure the funding for the group's next phase of growth over the coming two to three years.
This is a fractional appointment rather than a full-time role. It suits an experienced hotel CFO or Finance Director who already works across a small portfolio of clients, or who wants a meaningful, long-term part-time role with a growing group. Location is genuinely flexible: hotel funding experience matters far more than time spent in the office.
Lead the group's relationships with its banks and lenders, including facility renewals, refinancing, covenant reporting and regular lender dialogue.
Identify and secure the right funding for growth, whether senior debt, development or refurbishment finance, sale and leaseback, or equity and joint-venture capital.
Shape the financial strategy behind the group's two-to-three-year expansion plan, including acquisition appraisal, financial models, business plans and investment cases.
Lead the financial side of acquisitions and funding events, from due diligence and valuations through negotiation with funders to completion.
Support reporting to the board, the private equity partner and third-party hotel owners, and advise on the commercial terms of new management contracts.
Present the group's performance and plans confidently to lenders, investors, valuers and other external stakeholders.
Work closely with the in-house finance team, drawing on their reporting and adding strategic and external perspective.
Advise the owners on capital structure, cash flow and financial risk as the portfolio grows.
CFO or Finance Director experience in hotels, hospitality or hotel real estate.
A proven track record of raising, refinancing or restructuring hotel debt.
Established relationships with UK hotel lenders and funders, and a good understanding of how they assess trading, RevPAR, EBITDA and valuations.
Experience of hotel acquisitions, development or construction funding is highly desirable.
Experience of management contracts, third-party hotel owners or private equity and joint-venture partners is an advantage.
Experience in London, Manchester or another major UK market is welcome.
Chartered accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) preferred.
Confident, credible and commercially minded, able to work independently and alongside owner-managers.
Capacity to start in January or February 2027.
A day rate of £700–£1,000, depending on experience, paid on approved timesheets.
Genuinely flexible working: remote, hybrid or on-site, with the time commitment agreed with you.
A senior, visible role leading funding and lender relationships for an established and growing hotel group.
The chance to shape and fund a two-to-three-year expansion plan alongside experienced hotel owners.
A long-term fractional engagement with real scope to make an impact.