Finance Director

Finatal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Finatal is partnering with a fast-growing private equity-backed healthcare provider to appoint an experienced Finance Director. You will work closely with the CFO and senior leadership to deliver strategic finance leadership, operational oversight and scalable reporting as the business grows.

You will own monthly management information, budgeting and audit processes, manage treasury, develop meaningful KPIs and provide commercial insight to shareholders and investors.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Finance Director or senior finance leadership role.
• Experience in private equity-backed, high-growth or acquisitive environments.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and year-end audits with strong governance.
• Strong stakeholder management with board-level engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly management reporting, financial performance analysis and MI.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and audit processes and controls.
• Manage treasury activities, cash flow forecasting and working capital.
• Drive KPIs to support business performance and decisions.
• Prepare board packs and investor MI for shareholders and PE stakeholders.
• Partner with leadership to provide commercial insight and challenge.
• Support acquisitions, financial analysis and integration activities.
• Lead finance transformation with Power BI and automation.

Skills

Financial reporting

Treasury management

Budgeting & forecasting

Board communication

Data analytics

Power BI

AI in finance

Education

CIMA / ACCA / CFA

Tools

Power BI

SQL

ERP systems

Automation tools

Job description

We are partnering with a fast-growing, private equity-backed healthcare provider. The group that is undergoing a significant period of growth, transformation and acquisition led expansion. Having grown the business continues to scale rapidly and has ambitious

As part of this journey, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially minded Finance Director to work closely with the CFO and wider leadership team. This role combines strategic finance leadership with operational oversight and offers a clear opportunity to take on increasing responsibility as the business continues to grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of monthly management information, financial reporting and performance analysis.
• Oversee the annual budgeting, forecasting and audit processes.
• Manage treasury activities, banking relationships, cash flow forecasting and working capital performance.
• Drive the development of meaningful KPIs to support business performance and decision making.
• Ensure robust financial controls, governance and reporting processes are maintained across the group.
• Support reporting requirements for shareholders, investors and private equity stakeholders.
• Partner with senior leadership to provide commercial insight and challenge.
• Evaluate business performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Support the review and execution of acquisitions, including financial analysis and integration activities.
• Prepare board packs, investor MI and executive-level presentations.
• Take ownership of key initiatives and support wider business objectives.

Finance Transformation & Data

• Drive the continued evolution of reporting capabilities through Power BI and automation.
• Champion the use of AI and technology to improve efficiency, reporting quality and decision support.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives to ensure the function can scale with future growth.

The Requirements

• Proven experience in a Finance Director, Financial Controller or senior finance leadership role.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, controls, treasury, cash flow and business performance management.
• Experience operating within a private equity-backed, high-growth or acquisitive environment.
• A track record of leading budgeting, forecasting and audit processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at board level.
• Experience driving reporting improvements, finance transformation and the adoption of technology.