Why Finding the Right Interim Leader Matters More Than Ever
In this financially uncertain time, finding the right interim leaders with both skill and experience is more important than ever. Particularly in the senior living industry, we need financial leaders who aren’t just analytical but also experienced and flexible.
KSH Consulting is looking for strong financial leaders who are interested in making a real, positive impact on the senior living industry. With the population aging and financial sustainability pressures impacting the industry, the organizations we work with are in need of experienced, confident, strategic-thinking leaders.
Wondering if a role in fractional leadership for senior living organizations could be the right fit for you? Here are a few of the things we’re looking for in interim financial leaders.
Experience
The main benefit of fractional leadership for senior living organizations is that it provides them with leaders who have the specialized experience they need to turn their communities around financially or help them thrive during a time of transition. All of the interim CFOs here at KSH Consulting were full-timers at senior living organizations for years before making the switch to fractional work.
Our team members understand that this role isn’t just analytical. It’s relationship focused and requires strategic storytelling as well. You have to be able to take the numbers off the page and explain the real-life implications. Presenting the numbers isn’t enough – you have to tell their story.
Flexibility
Interim leaders need to have the ability to be flexible. Organizations may need your help on a part-time basis for a longer period of time, or full-time basis for a short period of time. Their needs may change and evolve during your time there, shifting your role and making it important for you to be adaptable and flexible. The industry is ever-changing, requiring an agile leader to keep up.
Strategy and Value
The best interim leaders can see the organization and its needs on both a grand and granular scale. In senior living, every decision impacts lives, care, and routine. Interim financial leaders need to take everything into account to craft the best strategy for each individual organization and add value to many organizations – not just one.
An Interest in Mission-Based Work
If you feel moved by mission-based work, there’s no work more rewarding than helping multiple mission-based organizations thrive so they can reach their full potential. These senior living communities provide comfort, camaraderie, and top-tier care to seniors, and your work as an interim CFO with KSH Consulting will allow them to continue this necessary work.
Experts Who Believe in Giving Back to Our Industry
This industry has given a lot to us, both in terms of caring for family and friends and by offering us the ability to do the work we’re passionate about. Our industry is deceptively complex, often viewed as simplistic because of its not-for-profit nature. This view can get leaders and organizations in trouble very quickly if they don’t have the right leaders at the helm.
Becoming an interim CFO specializing in senior living allows you to give back to the industry by bringing your expertise to many organizations instead of being limited to one.
Sound familiar? If you’re an experienced financial leader specializing in the senior care industry, looking for a flexible position where you can make an impact on many mission-based organizations, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.
