Building an FP&A Team for a National Healthcare Provider
client:
National Healthcare Provider
Role:
Senior Finance Business Partner, Finance Business Partner, Commercial Analyst
Type:
Permanent Team Build-Out
Context
A national healthcare provider engaged Keeper to build a new FP&A function as part of a broader shift from reactive reporting to proactive commercial partnering.
Challenges
- No existing FP&A structure
- Need for sector-specific finance knowledge and regulatory understanding
- Strong stakeholder skills essential across clinical and operational teams
- Tight timeline to support a live transformation program
Solution
Keeper ran a coordinated search across the healthcare sector, focusing on candidates with strong technical capability and the ability to influence across multidisciplinary teams. All three hires were secured within six weeks.
Outcome
Within two months, the FP&A function was fully operational. The team introduced budgeting and forecasting tools, lifted financial literacy across site managers, and improved accountability and commercial insight across the organisation.
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