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Interim Finance Director – PE-Backed Healthcare Business

Location: Central London (hybrid)

The Business

A private equity–backed healthcare company delivering evidence-based treatment programmes within a specialised clinical area. The organisation is experiencing strong growth, supported by a robust technology platform and ambitious expansion plans into virtual care and scalable treatment programmes.

Currently operating from a flagship London site, the business combines in-person and virtual programmes, with a significant amount of private-pay clients and the remainder NHS-funded. Backed by a leading mid-market private equity firm, the company is at an exciting inflection point—investing in technology, clinical outcomes, and operational excellence to drive sustainable growth.

The Role

The business is seeking an Interim Finance Director to provide hands‑on leadership and commercial financial support during a period of transition. Reporting to the Managing Director and working closely with the CEO and investors, this role will play a key part in strengthening financial controls, improving reporting, and driving cost efficiency.

You’ll be joining a small but capable finance team, including a strong Finance Manager and Accounts Assistants, and will have the support of an experienced interim CFO who remains available for strategic oversight as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the day‑to‑day finance lead, partnering closely with the Managing Director to deliver operational and strategic objectives.
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring accuracy and clarity for leadership and investors.
• Manage cashflow forecasting and cost control, supporting efforts to reduce spend and improve efficiency.
• Oversee and improve management accounts, ensuring meaningful analysis and insight are provided to the Board.
• Develop KPI reporting and dashboards to enable better decision‑making across the business.
• Support the audit process, ensuring completion by end of Q1 2026.
• Drive initiatives to improve contract costing, tender pricing, and overall commercial rigour.
• Lead on cost reduction, contract renegotiation, and performance improvement projects.

Ideal Candidate

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with experience in PE‑backed environments.
• Comfortable operating in a hands‑on, fast‑paced setting with limited infrastructure.
• Strong FP&A and reporting, with the ability to design and implement KPI frameworks.
• Proven experience managing cashflow and cost efficiency in a business with complex service delivery models.
• Experience in the healthcare industry advantageous but not essential.
• Pragmatic, commercially minded, and capable of partnering effectively with both operational teams and investors.
• Establish robust budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Deliver a refreshed cashflow forecast and implement tighter cost controls.
• Design and implement KPI reporting frameworks and dashboards.
• Prepare and manage the year‑end audit process.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Finance and Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care