CFO (Central Belt, Scotland)

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