The Role
Senior finance leader responsible for capability-level financial planning, commercial performance, governance, reporting, cash and working capital management, audit/compliance, and leading a high-performing finance team. Partners with capability and group finance to drive profitability, forecasting, pricing, and process improvement.
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About Avalere Health
United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.
About The Role
The Finance Director is the senior finance leader for the capability, responsible for driving financial performance, commercial effectiveness, operational discipline and governance. As a key member of the capability leadership team, the role partners closely with client, operational and capability leaders to support profitable growth, optimise performance and ensure strong financial stewardship.
- Serve as the primary finance advisor to the Capability President and leadership team, providing insight and challenge on strategic, commercial and operational decisions.
- Lead financial planning and strategy to support growth, profitability and investment priorities.
- Act as the key liaison with Group Finance, ensuring alignment on budgets, forecasts, reporting requirements and business initiatives. Commercial Performance & Client Finance
- Own revenue, profitability, EBITDA, cash flow, forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning for the capability.
- Drive improvements in project profitability, utilisation, pricing strategy and overall commercial performance.
- Oversee financial governance across the client lifecycle, including contract review, revenue recognition, forecasting and billing.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities, delivering clear recommendations and action plans to improve performance. Financial Control & Governance
- Support an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting, including month-end and year-end close activities.
- Maintain strong financial controls, balance sheet integrity and compliance with US GAAP, company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Lead local audit, tax and statutory compliance activities and serve as the senior finance escalation point for the capability.
- Promote a culture of accountability, governance and sound financial management. Cash Flow & Working Capital
- Lead cash forecasting and working capital management to maximise cash generation and liquidity.
- Partner with client teams to improve working capital -through billing, collections and receivables performance while controlling expenditure and reducing aged debt. Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing finance team, creating clear accountability and development opportunities.
- Foster collaboration across finance, operations and client-facing teams.
- Drive continuous improvement, automation and adoption of best practices across finance processes. Success Measures
- Achievement of revenue, EBITDA, cash flow and working capital targets.
- Improved forecast accuracy, project profitability and overall financial performance.
- Strong governance, compliance and audit outcomes.
- High levels of stakeholder confidence and finance team engagement.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline; CPA, CMA or equivalent qualification preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive finance experience, including senior leadership responsibility.
- Experience within marketing, advertising, communications, consulting or professional services environments.
- Strong expertise in commercial finance, project accounting, revenue recognition and business partnering.
- Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Experience within a multi-brand, multi-entity or global agency environment.
- Experience supporting resource-based or project-driven businesses.
- Familiarity with financial transformation, process improvement and finance technology initiatives.
- PE backed company experience
What You'll Do
Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership
About You
Preferred
What we can offer
You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.
We encourage all applicants to read our candidate privacy notice before applying to Avalere Health.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline
- 8+ years of progressive finance experience including senior leadership responsibility
- Experience within marketing, advertising, communications, consulting or professional services environments
- Strong expertise in commercial finance, project accounting, revenue recognition and business partnering
- Knowledge of US GAAP, financial controls, month-end and year-end close processes
- Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams
- Ability to lead cash forecasting, working capital management, billing and collections improvements
- CPA, CMA or equivalent qualification
- Experience in multi-entity/global agency environments, resource-based/project-driven businesses, financial transformation or PE-backed companies
Avalere Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Avalere Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Avalere Health.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is positioned as generous, including vacation, sick leave, and a year‑end holiday shutdown. Remote work flexibility is frequently highlighted as a strong complement to PTO.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Work-from-home flexibility is emphasized through a “magnet not a mandate” approach with collaboration hubs. Wellbeing resources are visible, including mental-health support networks.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-forming support and external fertility-friendly accreditation are promoted. This signals investment in parenthood pathways alongside broader inclusion initiatives.
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The Company
What We Do
Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries. Our team of 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines—Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology—to create the connections that make better health happen. We partner with our clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.
