Group Financial Controller
Posted on 20 August 2026
£90,000
Permanent
Surrey
Private Equity
32756
Opportunity description
Job Title:
Group Financial Controller
Group Financial Controller
PE‑Backed Healthcare Business
Location: Surrey (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent
Job Reference: 32756
Company
Stanton House is partnering with a Private Equity-backed healthcare services platform to appoint a Group Financial Controller.
The business operates in a large and growing segment of the healthcare market, delivering community-based services through a network of clinics and technology-enabled care pathways. Having secured institutional backing and established a strong operating platform, the company is now entering a significant period of growth through both organic expansion and acquisitions.
This is an opportunity to join a business where finance sits at the centre of the value creation plan. The successful candidate will play a key role in building the infrastructure, controls and reporting capability required to support rapid scale.
Role
Reporting to the CFO, the Group Financial Controller will take ownership of the day-to-day finance function and build the financial infrastructure required to support a high-growth, PE-backed business.
This is a broad role covering financial control, management reporting, cashflow management, finance operations, systems development and business partnering. The business is scaling rapidly through new locations, new service lines and acquisition activity, creating a varied and commercially important remit.
The successful candidate will be hands-on, comfortable operating in a build environment and motivated by the opportunity to create scalable processes, strengthen controls and support long-term growth. The role offers exposure to systems implementation, acquisition integration, investor reporting and finance team development, providing an excellent platform for future progression.
Responsibilities
Essential
We appreciate all applications; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
PE‑Backed Healthcare Business
Location: Surrey (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent
Job Reference: 32756
Company
Stanton House is partnering with a Private Equity-backed healthcare services platform to appoint a Group Financial Controller.
The business operates in a large and growing segment of the healthcare market, delivering community-based services through a network of clinics and technology-enabled care pathways. Having secured institutional backing and established a strong operating platform, the company is now entering a significant period of growth through both organic expansion and acquisitions.
This is an opportunity to join a business where finance sits at the centre of the value creation plan. The successful candidate will play a key role in building the infrastructure, controls and reporting capability required to support rapid scale.
Role
Reporting to the CFO, the Group Financial Controller will take ownership of the day-to-day finance function and build the financial infrastructure required to support a high-growth, PE-backed business.
This is a broad role covering financial control, management reporting, cashflow management, finance operations, systems development and business partnering. The business is scaling rapidly through new locations, new service lines and acquisition activity, creating a varied and commercially important remit.
The successful candidate will be hands-on, comfortable operating in a build environment and motivated by the opportunity to create scalable processes, strengthen controls and support long-term growth. The role offers exposure to systems implementation, acquisition integration, investor reporting and finance team development, providing an excellent platform for future progression.
Responsibilities
- Own the month-end close process and deliver timely, accurate management accounts and reporting packs.
- Lead cashflow forecasting, working capital management and liquidity planning.
- Manage debtor collections, dispute resolution and revenue recovery processes.
- Develop and improve revenue assurance procedures to enhance billing accuracy and minimise leakage.
- Build and strengthen financial controls, governance frameworks and balance sheet disciplines.
- Support audit readiness, statutory reporting and year-end processes.
- Lead finance systems implementation, process automation and reporting enhancements.
- Develop meaningful operational and financial reporting, including profitability, performance and KPI analysis.
- Partner with senior leadership to provide commercial insight and support decision making.
- Manage external finance providers and advisors.
- Support acquisition activity through financial due diligence, integration and implementation of post-deal controls.
- Help design and scale the future finance team as the business grows.
Essential
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
- Demonstrable ownership of month-end and year-end processes.
- Strong financial control, balance sheet management and management reporting experience.
- Experience operating within a business with multiple revenue streams, entities or significant transactional complexity.
- Track record of improving finance processes, controls or systems.
- Strong cashflow forecasting and working capital management capability.
- Commercially minded with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on environment with limited existing infrastructure.
- Experience within healthcare services or another highly regulated, multi-site environment.
- Exposure to complex customer billing, contract-based revenues or multiple payer models.
- Experience within a Private Equity-backed or high-growth organisation.
- Involvement in acquisitions, financial due diligence or post-acquisition integration.
- Track record of finance systems implementation and process automation.
- Experience building or scaling finance teams.
- Strong business partnering capability with operational and commercial stakeholders.
We appreciate all applications; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
