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Marks Sattin Executive Search is working with a high-growth, PE-backed Healthcare Services business to appoint a Finance Director. This is a key leadership position for a commercially astute, hands‑on finance professional who will work closely with the Executive Team and investors while having full ownership of the finance function. This role represents an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic and scaling healthcare business, offering broad strategic exposure, operational responsibility, and the ability to directly influence the next phase of growth.

The Finance Director will take full ownership of the finance function, ensuring strong financial controls, accurate reporting, and clear, timely analysis for decision-making. You will work closely with the Executive Team and investors to provide meaningful financial insight and support commercial planning. The role includes responsibility for managing the full budgeting and forecasting cycle, long‑term financial planning, and overall performance reporting.

A key focus will be improving and strengthening finance processes, systems, and operational discipline to support the continued growth of the business. You will oversee cashflow, working capital, financial risk, and regulatory compliance, while also contributing to commercial initiatives through pricing analysis, scenario modelling, and investment appraisal. The role extends to managing key relationships with local authorities, commissioners, and regulatory bodies, alongside providing leadership, guidance, and development to a small but focused finance team.

Uniquely, this role offers the opportunity to step into a No finance position with equity included as part of the package.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA).
• Experience in a people‑based or service‑led environment; exposure to a PE‑backed setting would an advantage.
• Proven track record of owning and managing the full budgeting and forecasting cycle and engaging effectively with key internal stakeholders.
• Hands‑on approach, with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder‑engagement skills, including interaction with boards and investors.
• Experience working with local authorities, commissioning bodies, or public‑sector funding mechanisms is advantageous.

Please note that due to the high volume of applicants only successful candidates will be contacted with further information about this role.