Financial Director

Pratap Executive; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare firm in Canterbury is seeking a Finance Director to drive financial strategy and team leadership. This role involves working closely with the Managing Director and Group CFO in a high-growth environment. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with a track record in finance leadership and business transformation. Join a values-driven organization committed to improving lives through expert care.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience in a high-growth environment.
• Strong grasp of financial controls, planning, and reporting.
• Experience in private equity-backed businesses or healthcare is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance team with integrity and accountability.
• Drive financial strategy, budgeting, and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with governance and audit frameworks.
• Support strategic decision-making within the leadership team.

Skills

Cash management

Performance metrics analysis

Financial reporting

Business transformation

Proactive problem solving

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Are you a commercially focused, hands-on Finance Director with a passion for value creation and business transformation?

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a Kent based healthcare business, a £40m turnover, fast-growing subsidiary of a private equity–backed healthcare group. Operating at the forefront of psychological and neurodevelopmental care, They are nationally recognised for delivering high-quality, person-centred clinical services that make a meaningful difference to thousands of lives every year.

“As part of our ambitious growth journey, we are looking for an outstanding Finance Director to partner with the Managing Director and work closely with the Group CFO, playing a pivotal role in the next phase of the success story”

As Finance Director, you will:

• Lead Finance Team with energy, integrity, and accountability
• Drive all aspects of financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and controls
• Champion performance across key financial metrics including cash generation, profitability, and working capital optimisation
• Partner with senior leadership to support strategic and operational decision-making
• Deliver robust financial planning, insight and challenge in a fast-paced, change-driven environment
• Support and lead system and process improvements to enable scalable, sustainable growth
• Ensure full compliance with governance, risk, audit and statutory frameworks

You’ll be both strategic and hands-on, with the credibility to influence the board and the capability to improve processes on the ground.

We are looking for:

• A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Senior finance leadership experience in a high-growth, commercially driven environment
• Strong grasp of cash management, controls, planning, and reporting
• Proven success in leading finance teams and delivering business transformation
• Commercially sharp with the ability to translate numbers into action
• A proactive problem solver, comfortable operating with pace and ambiguity
• Experience in private equity-backed businesses or healthcare (desirable, not essential)

Why Join ?

Their mission is to improve lives through access to expert, compassionate care. As part of the leadership team, you’ll help shape the strategic future while embedding a high-performance, purpose-led culture.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a respected brand within a thriving and meaningful sector. A values-driven organisation, exciting growth journey with real opportunity for personal and professional impact - empowering culture with a collaborative, people-first ethos

For a confidential conversation, please contact Gillian McBride at Pratap Executive.