Group Finance Director (Central Belt, Scotland) in Edinburgh

Talent Focus has been retained by a dynamic and evolving multi-site business to recruit a Group Finance Diretcor 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, full time, 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

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The Opportuni

tyReporting to the CEO, the Group Finance Director 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 portfoli

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This role combines strategic leadership, financial control, and commercial influence, with significant exposure to Board-level decision-maki

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Key Responsibili

• tiesLead all aspects of financial control, reporting, and governance (monthly, quarterly, ann
• ual)Develop and implement the Group’s financial strategy, aligned to overall business object
• ivesOwn the annual budgeting and financial planning pro
• cessMonitor performance against budgets and provide regular reporting to the B
• oardOversee group tax planning and compli
• anceManage relationships with external stakeholders, including banks, auditors, and advi
• sorsDrive weekly cash flow management and liquidity plan
• ningEnsure compliance with banking coven
• antsEvaluate and deliver investment opportunities, including robust financial modelling and ROI anal
• ysisLead on asset disposals and capital allocation stra
• tegyProvide financial oversight across a diverse asset base, including development opportuni
• tiesPresent at Board level, delivering clear insight into financial performance and stra
• tegyLead, mentor, and develop a finance team of c.40 professio
• nalsDrive innovation and transformation, including implementation of systems to improve automation and effici
• encyBuild and enhance financial processes to support a scaling and evolving organisa

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Candidate Pr

• ofileQualified Chartered Accountant (ICAS, ICAEW, ACCA or equiva
• lent)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 deci
• sionsExperience operating within a complex, multi-entity enviro
• nmentExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including Board-level exp
• osureTrack record of leading teams and driving perfor
• manceComfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving business enviro
• nmentFlexible with travel and able to operate outside standard hours when req

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Why This

• Role?Join a business at a pivotal transformation
• stagePlay a central role in investment, growth, and strategic reposit
• ioningHigh visibility and influence at Board
• levelOpportunity to shape and build a best-in-class finance fu
• nctionLead meaningful change, innovation, and value cr