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Elena Popescu · Assistant Finance Director

Finance specialism: lifestyle hotel finance / expansion   Seniority: senior   Property type: lifestyle brand
Location: London   Salary: £95,000   Availability: 8 weeks
Current employer: Ennismore (The Hoxton)   Owner / management group: Accor / Ennismore
Matches: 1 company
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T1 Criterion Hospitality · 4/5 awaiting_approval
Muhammed — Financial Controller
✉ muhammed@criterionhospitality.com
With hands-on experience supporting The Hoxton's UK and European lifestyle rollout, this candidate brings exactly the portfolio-growth finance rigour that Criterion Hospitality needs as it scales its own London-focused lifestyle estate beyond the stage where a Financial Controller alone can carry the load.
Day 0 email · Lifestyle hotel finance, UK & European rollout background – worth 5 minutes?
Hi Muhammed,

I wanted to put someone specific on your radar rather than send a speculative note.

We are currently working with an Assistant Finance Director from Ennismore, where they spent 12 years supporting The Hoxton's UK and European lifestyle rollout. That means hands-on experience of the finance infrastructure required to scale a lifestyle estate, not just run one, including multi-property reporting, owner-pack discipline and the USALI rigour that comes with operating across different jurisdictions.

The reason I am reaching out to Criterion specifically is that as your London lifestyle portfolio grows, the Financial Controller position increasingly carries a load that benefits from a senior finance partner sitting alongside it. This candidate is available on an eight-week notice and is looking for exactly that kind of growth-stage environment.

Would it be worth a brief call to explore whether the timing makes sense?

Kind regards,

Dan
The FM Recruitment team