Talent Focus has been retained by a dynamic and evolving multi-site business to recruit a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the organisation’s next phase of growth. The opportunity is based in our client's Central Belt, Scotland office.
This is a high-impact opportunity to join the business at a critical point in its evolution — with a strong balance sheet, reduced debt position, and a clear mandate to invest, reposition assets, and drive long-term value creation.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the CEO, the CFO will lead the Group finance function, providing strategic and operational leadership across all financial disciplines. You will play a key role in aligning financial strategy with broader business objectives, supporting investment decisions, and driving performance across a complex, multi-site portfolio.
This role combines strategic leadership, financial control, and commercial influence, with significant exposure to Board-level decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of financial control, reporting, and governance (monthly, quarterly, annual)
- Develop and implement the Group’s financial strategy, aligned to overall business objectives
- Own the annual budgeting and financial planning process
- Monitor performance against budgets and provide regular reporting to the Board
- Oversee group tax planning and compliance
- Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including banks, auditors, and advisors
- Drive weekly cash flow management and liquidity planning
- Ensure compliance with banking covenants
- Evaluate and deliver investment opportunities, including robust financial modelling and ROI analysis
- Lead on asset disposals and capital allocation strategy
- Provide financial oversight across a diverse asset base, including development opportunities
- Present at Board level, delivering clear insight into financial performance and strategy
- Lead, mentor, and develop a finance team of c.40 professionals
- Drive innovation and transformation, including implementation of systems to improve automation and efficiency
- Build and enhance financial processes to support a scaling and evolving organisation
Candidate Profile
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAS, ICAEW, ACCA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in a senior finance leadership role (CFO, Finance Director, strong #2 in a large, multi-site organisation or within a large accounting firm)
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence strategic decisions
- Experience operating within a complex, multi-entity environment
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including Board-level exposure
- Track record of leading teams and driving performance
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving business environment
- Flexible with travel and able to operate outside standard hours when required
Why This Role?
- Join a business at a pivotal transformation stage
- Play a central role in investment, growth, and strategic repositioning
- High visibility and influence at Board level
- Opportunity to shape and build a best-in-class finance function
- Lead meaningful change, innovation, and value creation
