Head of Finance

Maitland Selwyn; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Scottish organization is seeking a Head of Finance to own and drive the financial strategy and operations. This pivotal role involves leading a finance team, managing budgets, and ensuring robust financial controls. The successful candidate will have a recognized accounting qualification and proven leadership experience, ready to influence strategy within a mission-led environment.

Benefits

45 days holiday per annum

Highly competitive pension scheme (15% employer contribution)

Enhanced parental/sick leave policies

Work/life balance policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a finance function in a complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of financial legislation and public sector funding.
• Excellent people management skills with experience building high performance teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the finance strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Manage annual budgets, accounts, forecasts, and financial returns.
• Lead statutory accounts process and liaise with external auditors.

Skills

Leadership

Accounting Knowledge

Financial Management

Education

CA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Hutcheon Mearns is recruiting, on an exclusive basis, for a Head of Finance role to take ownership of the strategic and operational delivery of financial services in a prominent Scottish organisation, based in Perth. You will join a mission-led organisation and play a key role in the local leadership team, with responsibility across the finance and payroll functions, a team of 13 people.

As an experienced finance professional, you will have a proven track record of overseeing operational finance functions, hands-on technical accounting knowledge in addition to demonstrating the credibility and gravitas to influence real change.

The Opportunity

This is a pivotal role within the organisation and one which will drive change to achieve organisational outcomes. Within this role you will;

• Develop, embed and lead the organisation's Finance strategy, aligning it with organisational goals in the face of budget pressures
• Be accountable for - and hands-on, where required, for annual budgets, management accounts, forecasts, cashflow forecasts and financial returns
• Lead the annual statutory accounts process including liaising with external auditors
• Encourage and promote income generation across the organisation
• Ensure robust financial controls and processes are in place to mitigate financial risk and ensure financial sustainability
• Lead, develop and sustain a positive working culture, collaborative working and ensure excellent customer service from the Finance team

The Candidate

We are seeking an individual with:

• A recognised professional accounting qualification (CA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven experience leading a finance function in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
• Strong knowledge of financial legislation and ideally public sector funding principles
• Experience managing audits, reporting cycles and internal financial controls
• Excellent leadership and people management skills and experience building high performance teams
• Strategic mindset coupled with strong operational awareness and delivery
• The ability to communicate financial information to financial and non-financial audiences

Benefits and Conditions

• 8.45 - 4.45pm Monday to Friday (35 hours)
• Hybrid working (60% of time on site)
• Salary £65k - £71k, reviewed annually
• 45 days holiday per annum
• Highly competitive pension scheme (15% employer contribution)
• Enhanced parental/sick leave policies
• Work/life balance policies

Next steps

This role offers the opportunity to lead a finance function at a senior level influencing strategy and enabling long-term success through financial stewardship and effective leadership. If you are an experienced finance leader looking for your next challenge in a mission-driven environment, please apply or reach out to Lynsey Campbell at Hutcheon Mearns for further information.