Chief Financial Officer

Wilkie; Scotland; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilkie, a leading technical textile manufacturer, seeks an ambitious Chief Financial Officer to join its senior management team. This role involves overseeing financial strategy and operations across global sites, contributing to significant business growth. Candidates should demonstrate leadership, a strong commercial background in manufacturing, and the ability to inspire teams.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in global manufacturing and financial leadership.
• Experience in strategic financial planning and operations.

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth and optimize performance as CFO.
• Lead budgeting and financial planning processes.
• Provide strategic direction for finance functions across multiple sites.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Acumen

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Financial Management

Education

Relevant Finance/Business Degree

Job description

The Wilkie Group is a global technical textile manufacturer, with operations in Scotland, China and North America. Headquartered in Scotland, they are dedicated to delivering the highest quality products and services to a global customer base.

The group is in an exciting period of growth and transformative change, with several recently completed strategic acquisitions complemented by significant organic growth. The Wilkie commitment to its people, innovation, growth and customer satisfaction further drives the ambition to become a world-class technical textiles manufacturer.

They are now looking for an experienced and ambitious individual to join the senior management team in the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The CFO will have overall financial responsibility for the group and its subsidiaries and will have a significant Board voice on all commercial and operational matters.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with the CEO, Directors and all stakeholders to monitor and manage the business plan, drive growth and optimise the performance of the business.
• Prepare the financial objectives of the business and take responsibility for annual budgeting process in line with the business plan, forecasting and financial planning processes.
• Provide constructive challenge and support to the CEO and the Board, proactively identifying opportunities within the business and managing risk.
• Provide strategic leadership, direction and development of the finance functions across the main manufacturing sites in UK, Asia and USA.
• Lead communication and relationships with all external advisors with regard to audit, tax, insurance and ensuring compliance with all required reporting to relevant authorities.
• Contribute strongly to the management team, using use your financial skills, insight and experience to enable the business to make the right commercial decisions.
• Drive technology integration into financial and operational processes to maximise value and competitiveness.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate a good personal presence and strong leadership style combined with a confident, entrepreneurial and hard-working approach. Candidates must be technically excellent, commercially aware and bring the ability to inspire and influence people at all levels.

Preferred sector experience in global manufacturing with a proven track record of contributing to growing a business in terms of revenue, profit and geographic footprint. The CFO will be highly ambitious by nature, currently based in Scotland or willing to relocate for this role and happy to travel on a regular basis.

Interested candidates should send their CV, with full remuneration details, to Graham Burns of FWB at [e-mail].

For a confidential conversation, please call our Edinburgh office on 0131 539 7087.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Textile Manufacturing and Manufacturing

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