Q-who? From the Dance Floor to the finance team

Four years after joining Q3, Amy Hossin’s role has grown alongside the growth of the business itself. Starting out on the soft services side when the finance team was just three people, she has steadily taken on more responsibility as Q3 has expanded.

Today, she is Finance Manager for Q3’s fast-growing technical services and IFM operation, helping to support a part of the business that continues to evolve at pace. Here’s the story of her journey:

“My route into finance was not entirely straightforward. After studying accounting at college in Kent, I completed work experience with a local accountancy firm. That placement turned into a summer job and then, almost immediately into a full-time position, with the firm supporting my AAT studies one day a week. It was a solid start to my career and gave me the technical grounding that carries through to my work today.

“But my story also includes a surprising detour. A lifelong passion for dancing led me into a very different role as a social media marketing specialist for International Dance Shoes, a company I had known for years, because they sponsored me through the competitive world of dance. With such a strong personal connection to the industry, it felt like a natural fit at the time and gave me experience in a completely different environment.

“Dancing had been a huge part of my life from an early age. Throughout my teens, weekends were spent travelling across the UK and Europe with my dance partner, competing in Latin and Ballroom competitions as well as national and world championships. At one stage I was ranked third in the UK, eighth in Europe, and was also a Nordic Open champion – an experience that taught me a huge amount about discipline, hard work and commitment.

“Eventually, the practicalities of balancing a career with such a demanding passion led me back towards finance. That decision brought me to Q3, and into a sector I knew very little about at the time.

“Like many people at Q3, I did not set out with facilities management in mind. But what I found was a business full of variety, challenge and opportunity. For me, Q3 has the mindset and processes of a large corporate organisation, but with the friendliness, open dialogue and care of a family business… and that combination has made a lasting impression.

“One of the biggest challenges in my current role has been helping to integrate Q3’s hard services and IFM operations with the wider business, aligning standards, processes and financial procedures along the way. It is a role that demands flexibility, attention to detail and a willingness to get stuck in wherever needed — whether that means supporting payroll, assisting with head office functions, or helping different parts of the business work more seamlessly together.”

Amy’s journey is a great example of what makes Q3 such an interesting place to build a career. From accountancy to dance, from social media to finance leadership, her path has been anything but conventional. But that mix of experience, adaptability and drive is exactly what helps Q3 continue to grow and why Amy is playing such an important role in its future.