Chief Financial Officer

Location: Phoenix, United States Keller Executive Search is recruiting on behalf of a rapidly growing healthcare services business seeking its first Chief Financial Officer. This newly created position offers the opportunity to build a finance function, shape acquisition-led growth and establish the financial capabilities needed to support a planned future exit. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with executive leadership, you will combine strategic influence with hands-on ownership. Your initial priorities will be financial planning, performance monitoring and tax strategy: establishing reliable forecasts, making business economics visible and guiding reinvestment and capital allocation. The mandate is to create a fully functioning finance department that supports confident decisions throughout expansion. For an accomplished healthcare finance executive, or a senior finance leader ready for a first CFO appointment, this role offers ownership of both operating foundations and the strategic agenda. You will lead acquisition finance, develop a tax-efficient approach to growth and prepare the business for a future sale. Equity options offer potential participation in the value you help create. Key Responsibilities Build and lead the finance function, establishing clear accountabilities, scalable processes and appropriate controls. Establish reliable monthly close and consolidated reporting, with oversight of payables, receivables, payroll and treasury. Own annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash forecasts and long-term financial planning. Develop service-line, contract and site-level margin reporting and actionable performance indicators. Advise executive leadership on growth priorities, pricing, reinvestment and capital allocation. Own for-profit tax strategy, including multi-entity structures, multi-state exposure and coordination with external advisers. Lead healthcare acquisition finance, including valuation, diligence and transaction structuring. Create repeatable acquisition integration processes that align reporting, controls and planning. Develop an exit-readiness roadmap, including quality-of-earnings preparation, documented earnings adjustments and transaction materials. Develop the finance team and external adviser relationships needed to support expansion. Introduce appropriate automation and analytical tools to improve efficiency and decision support. Additional Information Permanent position. Phoenix/Scottsdale or Houston proximity preferred; remote candidates are welcome. Hybrid working is available, with remote arrangements also considered. Travel is expected to be less than 5% for Phoenix-based candidates. Relocation assistance is not available. Requirements Essential Operating-side finance leadership experience in healthcare providers or healthcare services businesses. Healthcare M&A experience with accountable company-side finance ownership; advisory experience must be paired with operating finance ownership. Ownership of for-profit tax strategy, planning or tax-efficient structuring, directly or through external advisers. Company- or division-level ownership of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and strategic finance. Master's in Finance or an equivalent: finance-focused MBA, MS Accounting, MS Taxation, CPA, CFA charter, or MHA with a documented finance leadership track. Hands-on leadership capability, with the independence and accountability to build finance capabilities without extensive infrastructure. Professional English proficiency for executive communication and written financial materials. Preferred Private equity portfolio experience, including value-creation planning and investor reporting. Participation in a completed sell-side exit or recapitalization as a finance leader. Management services organization or physician practice management experience. Experience building finance capabilities in a scaling business or integrating acquired entities. Practical use of automation or AI to improve planning and finance processes. Ideal Candidate Profile You are a commercially minded healthcare finance leader who moves comfortably between transaction decisions and day-to-day execution. Accountable, self-driven and transparent, you build practical systems, communicate clearly with senior stakeholders and take ownership of outcomes. Benefits Annual base salary of $250,000, with flexibility up to $400,000 for an exceptional candidate. Equity options available, with potential upside linked to a future exit. 401(k) plan. Health benefits. 15 days of paid leave. 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