Interim Commercial Finance Business Partner
Interim Commercial Finance Business Partner
6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 | Predominantly Remote Healthcare | Private Equity-Backed Business
We are supporting a private equity-backed healthcare organisation undergoing a significant commercial evolution and growth programme. The business is expanding its offering across equipment rental, staffing solutions and managed services, creating an opportunity for an experienced Interim Commercial Finance Business Partner to help shape and evaluate strategic growth opportunities.
Working closely with the CFO, commercial leadership, operational stakeholders and the wider executive team, you will provide the financial insight and commercial challenge required to drive profitable growth, maximise EBITDA delivery and support value creation objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leadership to evaluate and shape strategic growth initiatives, commercial propositions and tender opportunities aligned to the PE investment thesis.
- Develop robust commercial business cases assessing revenue growth, EBITDA contribution, cash generation, capital requirements, ROI and value creation potential.
- Build and maintain sophisticated financial models covering full contract lifecycles, including scenario analysis, sensitivity modelling and downside risk assessment.
- Support pricing strategy, tender economics and contract negotiations, ensuring opportunities deliver appropriate returns and meet investment hurdles.
- Influence commercial and operational decision-making before bid specifications and delivery models are finalised, optimising profitability and scalability.
- Challenge assumptions around pricing, resource utilisation, service delivery and working capital implications to improve commercial outcomes.
- Evaluate investment opportunities and strategic initiatives through a lens of shareholder value creation, cash generation and return on invested capital.
- Provide clear commercial insight and recommendations to executive stakeholders, balancing growth ambitions with financial discipline.
- Support board-level reporting and investment decision-making through high-quality financial analysis and commercial evaluation.
- Assist in embedding a commercially focused, data-driven approach across the business to support accelerated growth and future exit readiness.
Candidate Profile
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Proven track record operating as a Commercial Finance Business Partner within a private equity-backed, high-growth or transformation environment.
- Advanced financial modelling capabilities, including business case development, investment appraisal and scenario analysis.
- Strong experience supporting tenders, bids, pricing strategy, contract negotiations and complex commercial decision-making.
- Demonstrable understanding of PE value drivers including EBITDA growth, cash conversion, return on investment and value creation planning.
- Ability to provide robust commercial challenge and influence senior stakeholders across finance, sales and operations.
- Experience supporting growth programmes, business transformation initiatives, acquisitions, carve-outs or international expansion would be highly advantageous.
