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Interim SVP of FP&A Jobs in Illinois, United States at Highspring
Title: Interim SVP of FP&A
Company: Highspring
Location: Illinois, United States
Highspring is seeking an Interim SVP of FP&A to support a PE backed Services business during a time of transition. The business is greater than $1B in top line revenue; so we are seeking an interim SVP of FP&A, who can parachute into the business an offer a steady pair of hands with a path to a full time role.
This is a high visibility role with daily interaction with management and PE sponsors.
Job Responsibilities:
Strategic Financial Leadership & PE Partnership
- Serve as a senior financial leader and thought partner to the CFO, CEO, and PE sponsors, supporting value creation initiatives and exit readiness.
- Translate enterprise strategy into financial plans that drive profitability, scalability, and predictable cash flow across a complex, multi-entity services platform.
- Lead financial storytelling for the business, clearly articulating performance drivers, risks, and opportunities to internal leadership, the Board, and investors.
Financial Planning, Analysis
- Own enterprise FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and scenario modeling.
- Develop and refine market-level, and cohort-based economics, including medical cost ratios, shared savings, risk adjustment, and margin analysis.
- Deliver actionable insights into the business to support operational and clinical decision-making.
- Build repeatable performance dashboards and KPI frameworks that support both day-to-day management and investor reporting.
Operational Finance & Business Performance
- Partner closely with operations, clinical leadership, and growth teams to improve financial discipline, accountability, and decision support at the market and practice level.
- Drive margin improvement initiatives through pricing, cost optimization, utilization management, and productivity analysis.
- Establish clear financial ownership and cadence with business leaders to ensure accountability for budget and forecast commitments.
Exit Readiness, Reporting & Transaction Support
- Lead financial preparation for exit, including quality of earnings readiness, data room preparation, and KPI consistency.
- Partner with external advisors on audits, QoE analyses, lender reporting, and transaction-related workstreams.
- Ensure financial statements, forecasts, and operational metrics withstand investor and buyer scrutiny.
- Support debt compliance, covenant modeling, and capital structure optimization as needed.
Systems, Data & Scalability
- Drive continued evolution of financial systems, planning tools, and reporting infrastructure to support scale and data integrity.
- Champion automation and process efficiency across finance to reduce manual effort and improve analytical output.
- Partner with IT and data teams to align financial, clinical, and operational data for enterprise-wide insights.
Team Leadership & Talent Development
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing FP&A and operational finance organization capable of supporting a $1B+ services platform.
- Establish clear roles, career paths, and performance expectations for finance leaders and team members.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the finance function.
- Team size ~8-10
Candidate Requirements:
- Prior experience in senior level (SVP or VP) FP&A role at a $1B+ services-based business
- Comfortable working in a state of transition. The business has historically had a revolving door of CFOs, and the Finance team has felt that. So our Interim SVP of FP&A will provide stability and offer a steady pair of hands.
- Classic FP&A responsibilities such as cash planning, forecasting, cap ex, reporting, monthly packages, lender conversations
- Prior exit and/or transaction readiness support
- Experience working in a fast-paced PE-backed business with direct interaction with financial sponsors
- Weekly travel required to work on-site to the Midwest
- Available to start on/around the week of 4/20 or 4/27
