Chief Financial Officer

Scotland | Hybrid, typically 2–3 days on site

£150,000–£160,000 + significant equity

Harvey John is partnering with an investor-backed, international technology business to appoint a Chief Financial Officer as it enters an important next phase of growth.

The business has scaled internationally, operates across multiple markets and is currently progressing a significant growth funding round. With further expansion planned, the CFO will play a central role in strengthening financial discipline, supporting the deployment of new capital and preparing the organisation for future strategic options.

This is a genuine CFO mandate with significant exposure to the CEO, leadership team, investors and Board.

The mandate

The incoming CFO will take ownership of the finance function and help build the financial infrastructure required for the next stage of scale.

Key priorities will include:

Strengthening cash management, cost control and financial discipline
Leading budgeting, forecasting, FP&A and performance reporting
Supporting the effective deployment and allocation of growth capital
Building greater visibility around profitability, margins and recurring revenue
Developing scalable financial controls, systems and reporting
Supporting completion and optimisation of an ongoing ERP transformation
Leading investor reporting and supporting future fundraising
Working closely with the leadership team on commercial and strategic decisions
Supporting international growth and multi-entity operations
Preparing the business for future due diligence, transactions and a potential liquidity event
Developing the finance team and strengthening capability beneath the CFO

The person

We are looking for a commercially strong finance leader who combines technical credibility with the presence to operate effectively with investors and a senior leadership team.

You are likely to have:

CFO, Finance Director or equivalent senior finance leadership experience
Experience within an investor-backed, high-growth or similarly complex scaling business
Strong Board and investor exposure
Experience scaling financial infrastructure, controls and reporting
International or multi-entity experience
Strong cash, forecasting and commercial finance capability
Experience of fundraising, M&A, due diligence or preparing a business for a transaction
The ability to operate comfortably in an entrepreneurial, fast-moving environment

Experience within technology, SaaS, hardware/software, rental, leasing or asset-backed business models would be particularly relevant, but sector background is not being treated rigidly.

Previous successful exit or significant transaction experience would be highly advantageous.

Leadership style

This business is looking for more than a technically capable CFO.

The successful candidate will need to bring:

Calm, measured executive presence
Credibility with investors and senior stakeholders
Strong commercial judgement
A collaborative, low-ego leadership style
The confidence to challenge constructively
The ability to move comfortably between strategic board-level conversations and the operational detail of a scaling business

Location

The role is based in Scotland with a hybrid working model. The expectation is typically around 2–3 days per week on site, so candidates based across Scotland or those able to make a credible regular commitment to the location can be considered.

Package

Base salary: £130,000–£160,000, with some flexibility for an exceptional candidate
Equity: currently set at 100% of salary on appointment and reviewed annually
Bonus: none currently
Permanent, full-time appointment

This should particularly appeal to a CFO who enjoys the build and value-creation phase of an investor-backed business and wants a meaningful role in shaping its journey towards the next strategic event.

For a confidential discussion, contact Charles Haward at Harvey John.

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