A high-impact Finance Leadership (Head of Finance / Finance Director) role within a multi-site healthcare services organisation based in West Kent. This position will suit a commercially astute finance leader who combines operational sharpness with the ability to build capability, improve systems, strengthen financial discipline and drive performance across a complex, insurance led environment.
Client Details
Our client is an established, respected healthcare group with multiple sites across the South East. The organisation operates under an Employee Ownership Trust model, reinforcing a long-term, values-driven culture and a deep commitment to patient care. Continued growth and increased operational complexity have created the requirement for a Head of Finance, Chief Accountant or Finance Director who can elevate financial insight, strengthen reporting maturity and enhance organisational resilience.
Description
As the Head of Finance you will: *Report to the CEO and board, and operate as the day to day finance lead for this business.
*Embed financial discipline, operational visibility and data-driven decision-making across all sites
*Build credibility and strong partnership with clinical and operational leaders
*Own the full financial planning cycle including long-term modelling, scenario planning and stress testing
*Strengthen cash forecasting and liquidity management in a leveraged environment, maintaining lender confidence
*Lead covenant management, headroom analysis and proactive engagement with external stakeholders
*Enhance the finance operating model, improving speed, accuracy and clarity of reporting
*Build robust site-level KPIs and performance dashboards that drive behaviour and accountability
*Improve processes and controls across payroll, procurement, revenue, month-end close and working capital
*Build and develop a capable finance team with clear standards, succession and operational reach
*Embed a culture of continuous improvement, ownership and high performance
*Support and mentor managers in strengthening financial capability across the organisation
Profile
A successful Head of Finance or Finance Director should have:
*Strong track record in multi-site healthcare or a similar regulated, patient-facing environment - This could be human or animal, imaging, physio, private healthcare, clinics etc
*Understanding of insurance-led revenue streams
*Proven ability to improve systems, forecasting tools, controls, reporting and visibility
*Experience operating within a leveraged business, including covenant frameworks, lender management and scenario analysis
*Demonstrable experience of building or reshaping a finance team to materially strengthen organisational performance
*Strong technical grounding coupled with commercial acuity and operational credibility
*Understanding of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) or comparable long-term stewardship models would also be beneficial
*Exposure to insurance-led healthcare, private pay or complex revenue environments
Job Offer
*Competitive salary ranging from £70,000 to £90,000 per annum dependant on experience
*Site based role in West Kent, with scope to influence outcomes.
*Bonus potential