Chief Financial Officer

About the role

Centricity Research is one of North America’s fastest-growing clinical research networks, conducting Phase I–IV trials across 20+ sites and 100+ health indications. We're PE-backed and scaling deliberately — which means the financial leadership opportunity here is real, complex, and consequential.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Executive Team and Board to develop and execute the strategic vision and long-term plan for Centricity Research, including identifying the financial drivers of site-level performance, building KPIs across a multi-site network, and evaluating return on capital for potential investments
• Build and lead an accounting and FP&A team capable of delivering accurate, timely financial reporting and analysis, including site-level P&Ls, revenue cycle visibility, and forward-looking forecasts, that enable actionable business decisions
• Support and provide senior oversight of the end-to-end revenue forecasting process, from pipeline and bookings through study activity, enrollment, revenue recognition, and collections, working in close partnership with the Director of FP&A and the commercial organization to ensure forecast integrity, sensitivity analysis, and scenario modeling across enrollment volumes and contract structures
• Drive the Annual Operating Plan, rolling reforecasts, and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment between financial plans and the operational realities of enrollment, study mix, staffing, and site capacity
• Lead the development of board and lender materials, including financial performance reporting, reforecasts, and analysis of key risks, opportunities, and strategic initiatives, with a target of a
• Aid in M&A diligence and integration, evaluating opportunities and competitive positioning while protecting Centricity’s financial condition and ensuring repeatable integration processes across the site network
• Drive cash flow optimization, ensure appropriate working capital management, and oversee treasury, debt compliance, and lender relationships
• Identify and implement financial systems and technology tools, including BI / data visualization tools and AI-enabled automation, to improve reporting speed, forecast accuracy, and analytical depth
• Manage external audit and tax relationships, deliver accurate and timely financial analytics, and ensure compliance with all regulatory and reporting requirements
• Serve as a strategic partner and change agent across the executive team; teach and explain complex financial issues to non-financial leaders in a manner that drives efficiency, accountability, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline; MBA or CPA strongly preferred
• 10+ years of financial leadership experience; Centricity will consider a strong first-time CFO with directly relevant PE-backed background
• Proven track record building and scaling finance and accounting teams from the ground up, including recruiting A-players, leveraging offshore and near-shore resources, and designing team structures appropriate to a PE-backed platform
• Experience presenting to Boards and managing PE sponsor and lender relationships, with a deep understanding of how to meet weekly/monthly financial and KPI reporting expectations, manage debt compliance reporting, and drive EBITDA growth
• Hands-on involvement in M&A diligence and integration, with preference for experience supporting active buy-and-build strategies and managing repeatable integration processes across a high volume of acquisitions
• Proficiency in ERP platforms (e.g., NetSuite) and data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau); comfort leveraging AI and automation to enhance financial operations
• Previous involvement in a PE-backed business that grew significantly in value; ideally, experience supporting or leading a company through a successful exit process
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; strong collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across functions, external constituents, and offshore resources