CFO PE Backed Multisite Healthcare Services business

Marks Sattin Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Chief Financial Officer for a PE-backed healthcare services business in the United Kingdom. The CFO will partner with the executive team to drive strategy and performance, ensuring robust financial controls and compliance. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with significant CFO experience in PE-backed firms, particularly within consumer services. Strong skills in managing cashflow and leading financial digitisation initiatives are essential for this role, which is pivotal for the next phase of growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a CFO in a PE-backed company, ideally in consumer services.
• Experience in managing cashflow constraints and leveraged balance sheets.
• Background in implementing financial change in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief Executive and senior team to shape business strategy.
• Establish robust financial controls and ensure compliance.
• Lead the professionalisation of the finance function and implement digital reporting.

Skills

Credibility in stakeholder engagement

Ability to manage cashflow constraints

Lead digitisation initiatives in financial reporting

Hands-on, growth-focused approach

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA)

Job description

Marks Sattin Executive Search is advising a PE-backed Multisite Healthcare Services business on the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer. This is a critical leadership role, partnering with the Chief Executive and senior team to shape strategy, enhance performance, and prepare the organisation for a successful exit, while ensuring it is well positioned for the next phase of growth.

The CFO will bring credibility and rigour in a complex stakeholder environment, engaging effectively with the Board, investors, lenders, and public sector partners. They will establish robust financial controls, ensure transparency and compliance, and provide the insight needed to support informed decision‑making at pace.

As the business evolves, the CFO will lead the professionalisation of the finance function, embedding digital reporting, disciplined governance, and performance frameworks that enable both operational excellence and long‑term value creation.

Ideal Candidate

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA).
• Experience as a CFO in a PE‑Backed company ideally within the consumer services sector or a business providing services to public sector partners; evidence of value creation and successful exits.
• Ability to work with a leveraged balance sheet and manage cashflow constraints.
• Lead digitisation initiatives in financial reporting, streamlining processes and enhancing data accuracy.
• A hands‑on, growth‑focused approach, with practical experience in successfully implementing financial change in regulated environments.

Due to the high level of applications, we can only reply to those candidates with relevant experience.