Finance Manager

Job Title: Financial Operations Manager

Location: Greater Nashville, TN (Hybrid)

Industry: Healthcare

Compensation: $120K to $130K base plus 15% bonus, with a strong benefits package

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.

The Opportunity

Synergy Search is conducting a confidential search for a Financial Operations Manager on behalf of a PE backed healthcare services organization that is scaling fast. You will own the monthly close and reporting cycle for a division, lead the accounting team behind it, and act as the finance voice in the room with senior operations leadership.

If you are a finance or accounting professional who wants to be a true business partner, not a model builder tucked behind the scenes, this is the seat.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Operational CFO seat. You advise the executives who run the division and your analysis shapes real decisions.

• Visible turnaround opportunity. The division faces a demanding growth year, and a strong finance leader can directly influence where it lands next.

• Build your own team. You lead a Senior and Staff Accountant and shape how the group develops and scales.

• Platform company momentum. A PE backed environment with the pace, resources, and leadership access that come with it.

• Direct line to leadership. You report to a Director who is building his own team and values input from his managers.

• Flexibility. Hybrid schedule with two days in office, plus a full benefits package and 401(k) match.

What You Will Own

• Own the month end close and the monthly reporting cycle for the division

• Review the work of a Senior and Staff Accountant and develop both through coaching and formal reviews

• Lead budgets and forecasts, and hold the business accountable to them

• Analyze variances and recommend corrective action in plain language operators can act on

• Partner daily with operations leaders on cost, performance, and resourcing decisions

• Challenge assumptions and have direct conversations with non financial stakeholders

• Build ad hoc models and reporting that answer the questions leadership is actually asking

• Strengthen internal controls, documentation, and efficiency across the division

What You Need

• Prior people management experience. This is not a first time manager seat

• Public accounting foundation with a move into industry finance

• Enough accounting depth to review the close and the work of a Senior and Staff Accountant

• Experience supporting an operations team, not only building models in isolation

• Comfortable owning a recurring monthly reporting cadence

• Advanced Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and ad hoc modeling

• Ability to translate financial concepts for non financial leaders and push back when needed

What Sets You Apart

• 5 to 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience

• CPA

• Multi site healthcare services experience, especially where data is imperfect

• Background at a fast growing, PE backed company

• Experience supporting a business through a tough growth period

• Cloud ERP experience is a plus

Good to Know

• Hybrid schedule, two days per week in office

• Periodic travel to sites

About Synergy Search

Synergy Search is a finance and accounting executive search firm where every recruiter has an accounting background. All inquiries are handled confidentially. If you are interested, apply here and a member of our team will reach out to discuss the details.