Financial Director

Finance Director being hired for FTSE listed business in Scotland!

📍 Location: Dunfermline, Fife (Hybrid: Tuesday–Thursday office-based)

💷 Salary: Up to £120,000 + Bonus + LTIP

Stanton House are exclusively working with a major UK residential development business to appoint a Finance Director for a large, regionally autonomous operation covering the East Coast of Scotland. This is a board-level role within a c.£200m business, reporting directly to the Managing Director and acting as their key strategic and commercial partner. The position offers a clear development pathway toward Managing Director or Divisional Finance Director for an ambitious finance leader ready to step up.

The Opportunity

Operating within a decentralised regional model backed by strong Group governance, this business combines entrepreneurial leadership at regional level with the stability and scale of a UK-listed organisation. The Finance Director will sit on the Regional Board as a core decision-maker, lead a high-quality finance team of circa six direct reports, act as the MD’s right-hand partner on performance, planning and strategy, and balance strong financial control with commercial insight and value creation. This role has become available due to succession planning, following a long-standing and well-regarded predecessor.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes

• Provide oversight, challenge and insight on financial performance and key cost drivers

• Deliver clear, regular performance updates (weekly, monthly and ongoing) to the MD and Board

• Drive cost control, efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives across the business

• Ensure robust financial governance, controls and risk management are consistently applied

• Partner closely with commercial and operational leaders to optimise financial and business outcomes

• Develop, lead and mentor a capable, process-driven finance function

About You

We are keen to speak with candidates who are a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), are stepping into their first Finance Director role or operating at a strong number two level, and bring strong commercial and operational Finance experience from a medium-sized or large organisation. You will be commercially minded, curious about the wider business rather than purely technical, have a strong grasp of budgeting, forecasting and performance management, be process-driven and structured, and be confident challenging at board level. Experience working closely with senior commercial or operational stakeholders is important. Sector background is flexible.

Why Apply?

Board-level influence in a substantial, profitable regional business

Highly competitive reward package with a strong historical bonus track record

Clear progression potential into broader leadership roles

Collaborative, high-calibre leadership team

Hybrid working model with three days per week in the office