Chief Financial Officer (UK)

Job title: Chief Financial Officer Salary: £150k-180k+ dependent on experience, plus bonus but we won’t succeed if we’re just the same as everyone else. We devise creative solutions to problems, find new ways of doing things, and trust colleagues who are doing so too. We are brave and feel empowered to take the initiative. We ask ourselves: is what I’m doing authentically Macs? Tread thoughtfully: We are considerate, empathetic and try to put ourselves in our customers’, suppliers’ and each other’s shoes. We support local, and find ways of having less negative impact on the planet. We find ways of having positive impact on people and communities. We are fair, and we do the right thing. Go the extra mile: We know that creating a perfect #MacsMoment involves going that bit further. We imagine the best feedback we can get and set out to earn it. We take ownership and accountability – it’s yours, not someone else’s, problem. We step up and help our team mates when they need us. What you’ll do; Drive profitable growth and enterprise value, improving EBITDA, margins and commercial performance to deliver sustainable, long-term value. Shape financial strategy and investment decisions , partnering with the CEO to allocate capital effectively, manage risk and support our growth ambitions. Drive financial performance and insight, ensuring the CEO, Board and business leaders have the forward-looking information and commercial understanding to make better decisions. Safeguard the financial strength of the business, overseeing treasury, risk, compliance and governance, while maintaining readiness for future strategic opportunities. Build a scalable, high-performing finance function, working with our Group Financial Controller to strengthen capability, systems, processes and automation. Be a trusted commercial partner, bringing independent judgement, constructive challenge and financial insight to decisions across the business. What you’ll bring; Significant senior financial leadership experience, whether as a CFO or experienced Finance Director, with a track record of contributing to profitable growth and influencing business strategy. Strong commercial judgement, with a deep understanding of EBITDA, gross margin, unit economics, cost-to-serve and the drivers of enterprise value. Proven experience improving financial performance, delivering margin improvement, cost efficiencies and stronger commercial outcomes across a business. Experience developing and scaling finance functions , strengthening systems, processes, reporting and controls, with an understanding of how technology, automation and AI can improve efficiency and insight. Strong financial and strategic expertise, spanning financial planning, capital allocation, forecasting, treasury management, governance and risk. The ability to build and develop high-performing teams, empowering capable leaders, creating accountability and strengthening commercial finance capability. Credibility and confidence as a strategic business partner, able to influence and constructively challenge senior leaders, engage with Boards and contribute to business-wide decisions. An entrepreneurial, improvement-focused mindset, with the curiosity to challenge how things are done, the drive to make things better and the ambition to help build a great business. You could belong here; To deliver adventures for more than 40,000 customers we need to build a company that’s reflective of their diversity. We’re building an inclusive workplace that promotes and values difference, where everyone, from any background, can do their best work and be proud to belong. What we’ll offer As well as your salary; ANNUAL LEAVE: We want you to be able to take holidays that matter to you, so 8 public holidays are included in your annual leave allowance of 33 days, which increases to 35 days after 5 years’ service. BIRTHDAY BOOSTER: An extra day off on your birthday! PENSION: We offer a contributory pension scheme. DISCOUNTS: Enjoy generous discounts on Macs Adventure trips — you'll get to experience the same self-guided adventures we create for our customers, at a price that makes it easy to say yes. It's a perk built around what we love doing most: getting outside and exploring! TRAVEL INSURANCE: We provide you and your spouse/partner/children with annual worldwide travel insurance. FLEXIBLE WORKING: A flexible work culture - you’ll be able to work from home as well as coming into our hub office in Glasgow 3 days per week to collaborate with colleagues. GETTING TOGETHER: Regular team, management and leadership meetings and retreats. CULTURE: An innovative, fast growth, international and solution focused culture, where we work hard to embed our values across the business. L