Head of Finance

HealthX Partners • Washington, DC

6h • $128,000 - $192,000 • Remote

About The Position

Viya Health is seeking a Head of Finance to lead its global finance function and team across 17 markets. The role owns financial planning and analysis, consolidated reporting, financial controls and audit readiness, cash and treasury, lender relationships, pricing and margin governance, and the finance operating model across global, regional, and market levels. The Head of Finance serves as the President’s key financial thought partner, providing investor and funder reporting and advising on capital allocation, tax, market expansion, partnerships, and investments. The position also oversees finance matters related to Viya Health’s legal entity structure and arrangements with the HealthX Partners group.

The role leads annual financial planning, budgeting, performance management, commercial finance, rolling forecasts, monthly business reviews, investment analysis, and scenario modeling. It oversees financial statements and multi-entity consolidation, the internal control framework, year-end audit, statutory and regulatory compliance, finance systems, and financial data quality. The Head of Finance prepares financial reporting for the Board, investors, funders, and HealthX Partners, including covenant reporting, grant reporting, and quarterly MD&A.

The position owns cash forecasting, liquidity, foreign exchange exposure, banking and treasury, lender and investor relationships, and future capital raising and debt facilities. It also provides strategic financial analysis for market and business-line decisions, oversees tax management and intercompany arrangements, and leads finance work for legal entity matters, restructuring, new-market entry, and partnerships. The role manages the finance team and develops the finance operating model, decision rights, and capacity across global, regional, and market levels. Travel is 10–25%, primarily international.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent in a related field.
• At least 10 years of related experience; senior finance leadership experience in an international context is ideal. Equivalent combinations of related education and experience may be substituted.
• At least 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience building or rebuilding a finance function, including its team, controls, systems, and operating model.
• Hands-on experience with debt facilities, covenant management, and lender or investor reporting.
• Commercial experience with P&L management and ownership of process improvements.
• Excellent financial and operational modeling skills.
• Excellent financial management and risk-assessment skills, including experience recommending investment decisions, conducting scenario analysis, and engaging senior leadership.
• Experience in a technology, health, or consumer-goods business operating across multiple markets or geographies with a service and sales function.
• Comfort with blended-finance structures and the ability to distinguish and report credibly on grants, impact investments, equity, and earned revenue.
• Excellent strategic and analytical skills, including diagnosing complex problems, generating solutions, and communicating strategic courses of action.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to balance projects, meet tight deadlines, and work in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial information to varied audiences and present financial performance and strategic narratives to investors, Board members, or donor audiences.
• Fluent English.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or international equivalent.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent.
• Experience building a finance function at a growth-stage company with $25 million to $150 million in revenue.
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency consolidated financial management.
• In-depth knowledge of emerging and developing markets, ideally in Africa, Asia, or Latin America.
• Prior experience with multi-entity structures, corporate restructuring, or spin-out finance.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, particularly Infor Lawson, and database warehousing or OLAP.
• Expert Excel skills, including pivot tables and advanced functions; familiarity with data-query tools.
• Experience working within a group or holding-company structure with shared services.
• Spanish or French language skills.
• Understanding of women’s health access in lower-middle-income markets and genuine alignment with Viya Health’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual financial planning, budgeting, performance management, and commercial finance across all entities, markets, and business lines.
• Develop annual budgets, multi-year business plans, and rolling forecasts; run monthly business reviews and drive corrective action on underperformance.
• Assess investment proposals for viability, risk, and budget impact, and build scenario models for growth, financing, and capital allocation decisions.
• Own pricing and margin governance, including cross-border consistency, exception approval, and unit-economics tracking by brand, market, and channel.
• Establish and strengthen financial policies, procedures, and internal controls; oversee the Controller’s output and review and sign off on financial statements.
• Ensure accurate, timely multi-entity consolidation, audit readiness, and leadership of the year-end audit process.
• Own delegation of authority and ensure statutory, tax, and regulatory compliance in every country of operation, working with market teams and local advisors.
• Own the finance systems roadmap, including ERP, consolidation, planning, and reporting tools, and the data feeding company KPIs.
• Report overall financial performance to the President and senior leadership and prepare financial narratives for Board and investor/funder materials.
• Deliver investor, funder, and HealthX Partners reporting on schedule, including covenant compliance, financial disclosures, accountability-framework reporting, and restricted grant reporting.
• Produce quarterly MD&A reports and ensure transactions, grants, impact investments, and earned revenue are recorded and represented appropriately.
• Own cash forecasting and liquidity across entities and currencies, including foreign-exchange exposure, fund repatriation, and rolling cash forecasts.
• Manage banking, treasury, lender and investor relationships, and future capital raising, debt facilities, and inventory financing.
• Set intercompany funding, transfer-pricing, and treasury policies across the group.
• Monitor financial performance metrics, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and work with markets and business lines on operational adaptation.
• Develop processes, tools, and agreements that support business management, financial and business performance, and oversight; ensure financial data is complete and accurate.
• Provide financial modeling, analysis, and counsel for strategic decisions, including market and business-line capital allocation, pricing, and investment sequencing.
• Oversee tax management and appropriate invoicing between entities and within markets.
• Lead financial due diligence for new partnerships, grants, and investment structures; lead finance work on the legal entity and holding-company structure, tax planning, restructuring, new-market entry, entity set-up, and partnerships.
• Manage the finance team, including the Controller, Strategic Financial Analyst, and regional finance leads for Africa, Latin America, and Asia, with dotted-line leadership of market Finance and Operations managers.
• Develop the finance operating model and clear ownership and decision rights across global, regional, and market levels; identify, develop, and lead capacity building.
• Partner with the Chief Operating Officer on sales and operations planning, inventory policy, and working capital.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package covering health, financial planning, family care, and flexibility for work-life fit.
• Competitive leave package.
• Pay aligned with the market in each country, with compensation determined in part by qualifications, experience, internal equity, and external market analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director