The Finance Director will provide strategic and operational finance leadership for the organization, overseeing financial planning, reporting, budgeting, performance management, and business partnering across the Group.
The role will work closely with the Group CFO, hospital leadership teams, and key business stakeholders to ensure sound financial management, strengthen financial processes and controls, and provide timely insights that support business growth and decision-making.
The Finance Director will also play a key role in supporting the Group's continued expansion, including the integration of new hospitals and businesses into the Group's financial planning, reporting, and governance framework.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead the annual budgeting and financial planning process across the Group and ensure alignment with overall business strategies and objectives.
- Oversee the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Partner with hospital and operational leaders to develop realistic, data-driven financial plans and targets.
- Review financial assumptions, business plans, and investment requirements to ensure financial sustainability.
- Oversee CapEx planning and evaluate major capital investments, including financial justification, returns, and funding requirements.
- Monitor major capital projects against approved budgets, financial targets, and timelines.
- Develop and review financial models to support strategic planning, scenario analysis, and business decisions.
Financial Reporting & Performance Management
- Oversee the timely preparation of accurate and meaningful management reports, dashboards, and financial analyses.
- Provide the Group CFO and senior leadership with clear insights into financial performance, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Review actual versus budget performance and identify key business drivers and areas requiring corrective action.
- Establish and monitor financial and operational KPIs across hospitals and business units.
- Support the preparation of financial presentations and materials for senior management and Board-level discussions.
- Ensure consistency and quality of financial reporting across the organization.
Business Partnering & Strategic Decision Support
- Act as a strategic finance partner to hospital and operational leaders, providing insights that support business growth and profitability.
- Evaluate new business initiatives, pricing strategies, cost optimization opportunities, and operational investments.
- Provide financial analysis and recommendations for strategic projects and major business decisions.
- Lead scenario analysis and what-if planning to assess financial impact and business risks.
- Support M&A, partnerships, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions through financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, and integration planning as needed.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, efficiency, and profitability across the Group.
Finance Operations, Controls & Governance
- Provide oversight of financial processes, policies, and internal controls across the organization.
- Drive standardization and continuous improvement of finance processes, reporting methodologies, templates, and systems.
- Ensure appropriate financial controls and governance are established and consistently implemented across hospitals and business units.
- Work with finance teams to improve data quality, reporting accuracy, and timeliness.
- Identify financial and operational risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal financial policies.
Group Expansion & Integration
- Support the financial integration of newly acquired or established hospitals and business units into the Group's financial framework.
- Establish consistent budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management processes across the expanding organization.
- Work with leadership teams to assess the financial implications of expansion initiatives.
- Help build scalable finance processes and structures that can support the Group's continued growth.
Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, develop, and mentor finance teams to build a high-performing and business-oriented finance organization.
- Establish clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans for finance personnel.
- Promote a culture of accountability, financial discipline, continuous improvement, and business partnership.
- Collaborate with other functional leaders to ensure finance is effectively integrated into strategic and operational decision-making.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Financial Management, or a related business discipline.
- Preferably a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
- At least 8–10 years of progressive finance experience, with significant exposure to financial planning, analysis, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering.
- Prior experience in a Finance Manager, Senior Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Finance Director, or similar leadership role is preferred.
- Experience in healthcare, hospitals, multi-site organizations, or other complex operating environments is an advantage.
- Strong experience in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in leading finance teams and partnering with senior management.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, and accounting principles.
- Experience supporting business expansion, acquisitions, integrations, or other strategic initiatives is highly preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic thinker who is also comfortable being hands-on in a fast-growing organization.
- High level of integrity, accountability, and financial discipline.
