FM Recruitment
Tom Ellison · Finance Business Partner
Finance specialism: operational finance / FP&A Seniority: mid Property type: brand budget
Location: Bristol Salary: £58,000 Availability: 4 weeks
Current employer: Whitbread (Premier Inn) Owner / management group: Whitbread
Matches: 3 companies
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T1 Travelodge · 5/5 awaiting_approval
Andy — Corporate Finance Director
✉ andy.martin@travelodge.co.uk
With hands-on FP&A and cost-control experience across 20+ Premier Inn sites, this Bristol-based Finance Business Partner brings directly transferable budget-hotel operational finance expertise that Travelodge, as the closest like-for-like competitor across a 500-plus property estate, would find immediately deployable under Andy's corporate finance function.
Day 0 email · Finance Business Partner – 20+ Premier Inn sites, available in 4 weeks
Hi Andy,
I wanted to bring a candidate to your attention who I think is a genuine fit for Travelodge's finance team rather than just a credible CV on paper.
This is a Finance Business Partner currently at Whitbread, with seven years supporting Premier Inn operations. The standout point is that they have directly partnered over 20 sites on cost control and capex, so they already think in budget-brand, multi-site P&L terms at a scale that maps closely onto what your Bristol operation demands. The FP&A and operational finance disciplines are in place, and critically, they are not coming from a different sector and needing to find their footing.
Availability is four weeks, which is cleaner than most at this level.
If the profile sounds relevant, I am happy to share the full CV and talk through the detail at a time that suits you.
Kind regards,
Darren
The FM Recruitment team
T1 Village Hotels · 4/5 awaiting_approval
Paul — CFO
✉ paul@village-hotels.co.uk
With hands-on FP&A and cost-control experience across 20-plus Premier Inn sites at a comparable scale and service tier, she is well placed to add immediate value to Village Hotels' Bristol property and its wider regional cluster, where a commercially grounded finance business partner who understands budget-hotel unit economics would be a natural fit for Paul and the finance function.
Day 0 email · Finance Business Partner – Premier Inn background, 4 weeks' notice
Paul,
I wanted to bring a candidate to your attention who I think is a strong fit for Village Hotels' Bristol property and its wider regional cluster.
She is currently a Finance Business Partner at Whitbread, where she has spent seven years in operational finance and FP&A, partnering more than 20 Premier Inn sites on cost control and capex. That hands-on experience at a comparable service tier and scale means she understands budget-hotel unit economics at a granular level, not just in theory.
What makes her relevant here is that she is used to working across a multi-site cluster, influencing operational managers on margin and cost discipline, and producing the kind of P&L commentary that gives finance leadership a clear picture quickly.
She is on four weeks' notice and actively looking.
Would it be worth a brief call to discuss whether she might suit your current structure?
Kind regards,
Sarah
The FM Recruitment team
T1 Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland · 4/5 awaiting_approval
Sandra — Cluster Financial Controller
✉ sandra@leonardohotels.co.uk
Having partnered 20-plus Premier Inn sites on cost control and capex within the same mid-scale branded segment, this candidate brings directly transferable FP&A discipline that Leonardo Hotels Bristol can deploy immediately across its growing cluster portfolio under Sandra's remit.
Day 0 email · Finance Business Partner, 20+ branded sites, 4 weeks notice
Dear Sandra,
I wanted to bring a specific candidate to your attention for the Cluster Financial Controller role at Leonardo Hotels Bristol.
This individual has spent seven years at Whitbread as a Finance Business Partner, working directly alongside 20-plus Premier Inn sites on cost control and capex planning. The mid-scale branded environment is a near-identical operating context to Leonardo's Bristol cluster, which means the FP&A discipline and owner-facing reporting cadence transfers without a learning curve.
What stands out is the operational depth, this is someone who has sat in rooms with general managers, challenged spend, and owned the numbers rather than simply consolidated them. That is the profile I suspect you need as the cluster portfolio continues to grow.
Availability is four weeks. Salary expectations are detailed on the CV, which I am happy to send across if the profile feels relevant.
Kind regards,
Mark
The FM Recruitment team