Elizabeth Collica

About Elizabeth Collica

With years of finance leadership experience in both luxury and lifestyle hospitality environments—including Aman New York, Freehand Hotel, Conrad Midtown, and Maxime’s Private Members Club—I bring a dynamic blend of strategic oversight, operational execution, and cross-functional leadership.Throughout my career, I have consistently been tapped to lead during critical moments of transformation—whether navigating the financial complexities of a global pandemic, launching new hospitality concepts from the ground up, or aligning independent operations with publicly traded compliance structures. At Freehand New York, I led financial operations during COVID-19, managing $3.5M in loans, developing cash flow stabilization plans, and executing difficult labor restructuring under union constraints.From there, I joined Aman New York in a pre-opening role, where I implemented finance systems for their high-end F&B venues and a luxury spa, and built scalable SOPs to support profitability in an ultra-luxury, membership-based environment. Most recently, as U.S. Director of Finance for Maxime’s and Birley Bakery, I have overseen the end-to-end financial launch of two new hospitality ventures in Manhattan—managing high value capital expenditures, implementing NetSuite and HR/payroll platforms, and building treasury and reporting infrastructure from the ground up.What sets me apart is my ability to bring structure, clarity, and financial discipline to complex or evolving operations—without losing sight of the guest experience, brand integrity, or cross-functional alignment. I’m passionate about fostering collaborative relationships between finance and operations and providing leadership that drives both accountability and innovation.

Experience

1. Director of Business Operations and Finance

   Moss New York

   Aug 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Responsible for the strategic oversight and management of all business operations, including:Human Resources & Recruitment – Leading talent acquisition, employee relations, and organizational development initiatives.Operational Departments – Overseeing back-of-house functions such as housekeeping, maintenance, and technology to ensure efficiency, quality, and compliance with standards.Finance & Compliance – Managing all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and regulatory compliance, to support organizational growth and fiscal health.

Education

• Pratt Institute

  Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Photography

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• High-End Retouching
• Data Analysis
• Image Editing
• Photography
• Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Lightroom
• Hospitality Management
• Fine Art Photography
• Portraits
• Digital Photography
• Highly Detail Oriented
• Chargebacks
• Accounts Payable
• Darkroom
• Photo Assisting
• Teamwork
• Studio Lighting
• Photoshop
• Adobe Bridge
• Image Manipulation
• Mac
• Bank Reconciliation
• Hospitality Industry
• Hotel Management
• Data Entry
• Customer Disputes
• Hotels
• Cash Management
• Fashion
• Adobe Photoshop
• Color Correction
• Mac Os X
• Front Office
• Facebook
• Management
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Customer Service
• Photo Shoots