Type: Permanent Location: Dundee, Scotland (with international travel) Onsite: 2x days per week — you must be Scotland based or willing to relocate to Scotland Basic salary: Extremely competitive; full details provided on a call Benefits: Share options plus a generous holiday allowance (37 days inclusive of bank holidays, 3 Christmas closure days, and a birthday day off) Sector experience: Ideally SaaS, AI or software companies that are founder-led and businesses you have helped scale
This role is exclusive to Cortech, so you must apply via this advert to be considered.
We are seeking an experienced CFO to help transition the business from founder-led scale-up to a globally scalable, acquisition-ready technology platform. We are ideally looking for someone who has been part of a venture-backed business, but not who has worked for PE. The role aligns directly with the strategic objective outlined within the Series C plan to strengthen executive leadership and organisational scale, as we target significant international growth and scaling recurring revenue. Following a successful Series B and C funding round, we are seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to help transition the business from founder-led scale-up to a globally scalable, acquisition-ready technology platform, supporting the Company's ambitions for significant value creation and a potential future liquidity event.
The Opportunity
The CFO will be responsible for developing and executing the organisation's financial strategy, ensuring robust financial management, effective capital allocation and operational discipline while supporting international expansion, fundraising and future strategic transactions. Working closely with the Managing Director, CEO, Board and Executive Leadership Team, the CFO will play a critical role in preparing the business for continued growth, institutional investment, acquisitions and future value creation opportunities. The CFO will play a leading role in preparing the business for its next phase of growth and potential liquidity event, ensuring the Company is investor-ready, acquisition-ready and positioned to successfully navigate due diligence.
Role Purpose
The Chief Financial Officer will lead the finance function, providing strategic leadership across financial planning, reporting, governance, treasury, risk management and commercial finance. The role exists to ensure the organisation has the financial capability, systems, controls and insight required to support sustainable growth, improve profitability and maximise shareholder value.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Performance: Lead the development and execution of the Group's financial strategy; deliver accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting across the Group; drive financial performance through effective planning, forecasting and analysis; improve profitability, gross margins and operating leverage; ensure financial resources are aligned with strategic priorities; and provide financial insight and decision support to the Executive Leadership Team and Board.
Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead annual budgeting and long-range planning processes; develop robust forecasting models and performance reporting frameworks; monitor financial performance against budgets, forecasts and strategic objectives; provide commercial analysis and recommendations to support decision-making; establish KPIs and reporting dashboards to improve business performance visibility; and support departmental leaders with financial planning and accountability.
Treasury, Capital Allocation & Cash Management: Oversee Group cash management, treasury operations and funding arrangements; optimise working capital performance and cash generation; ensure robust cash forecasting and liquidity planning; support capital allocation decisions and investment appraisal activities; maintain appropriate financial controls and banking relationships; and manage financial risk relating to foreign exchange, credit exposure and liquidity.
Commercial Finance & Value Creation (working closely with the Chief Commercial Officer): Support pricing strategies and commercial decision-making; improve visibility of product, customer and project profitability; develop financial models to support growth initiatives and investment decisions; drive margin improvement initiatives across products and services; support recurring revenue growth and SaaS business performance; ensure commercial opportunities are evaluated through a robust financial lens; and ensure appropriate commercial terms and conditions are in place to manage customer risk.
Operational Finance (working closely with the Chief Operating Officer): Ensure alignment between financial planning and operational delivery; support inventory optimisation and working capital improvements; drive procurement efficiencies and cost management initiatives; improve financial visibility across manufacturing and supply chain activities; support operational investment and scalability decisions; and ensure financial controls support operational growth and efficiency.
Governance, Risk & Compliance: Lead financial governance and risk management activities across the Group; ensure compliance with all statutory, tax, audit and regulatory requirements; maintain robust financial control frameworks and accounting policies; oversee external audit processes and statutory reporting obligations; manage relationships with auditors, advisors, banks and regulatory bodies; and ensure financial systems and controls are appropriate for an institutional-scale business.
Fundraising, Investor Relations & Strategic Transactions (working closely with the CEO and Managing Director): Lead financial readiness activities to ensure the business is investor-ready, acquisition-ready and fully prepared for due diligence processes; support fundraising activities and investor engagement; develop financial materials for investors, lenders and shareholders; support financial due diligence for fundraising and strategic transactions; build financial credibility with institutional investors and stakeholders; support acquisition evaluation, due diligence and integration activities; and contribute to valuation creation through scalable growth and financial discipline.
Financial Systems & Transformation: Lead the development and continuous improvement of financial systems and processes; support ERP optimisation and finance systems transformation initiatives; drive automation and data-led decision-making across the finance function; ensure financial systems support future growth and international expansion; and improve reporting capability, data quality and financial insight.
Leadership & Organisational Development (working closely with the Head of People): Build and develop a high-performing finance and procurement team; strengthen accountability, capability and succession planning; coach and mentor finance leaders and key team members; foster a culture of continuous improvement, ownership and commercial thinking; and support organisational development and change initiatives across the business.
Board, Governance & Investor Readiness: Participate in Board meetings and strategic planning activities; prepare and present financial reports and performance updates; support investor reporting and governance requirements; strengthen organisational maturity and financial discipline; contribute to readiness for future acquisitions, fundraising and strategic transactions; and ensure financial systems, controls and governance meet institutional investor expectations.
Success Measures
Key performance indicators include revenue growth, EBITDA performance, gross margin improvement, forecast accuracy, cash generation and working capital performance, audit and regulatory compliance, fundraising and investor readiness, scalability of financial systems and governance, and support of acquisitions and strategic initiatives.
Essential Experience
* Qualified Accountant (CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
* Proven CFO, Finance Director or senior finance leadership experience within a high-growth technology business.
* Experience supporting UK and international operations.
* Strong commercial and strategic finance capability.
* Experience working with Boards, investors and external stakeholders.
* Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, treasury and financial reporting functions.
* Strong understanding of corporate governance, risk management and financial controls.
* Experience implementing scalable systems and processes.
Desirable Experience
* SaaS business experience.
* Hardware plus software business model experience.
* Venture-backed or private equity-backed company experience.
* Fundraising and investor relations experience.
* M&A and acquisition integration experience.
* International growth and expansion experience.
* Experience with ERP implementation and transformation programmes.
Personal Attributes
* Commercially astute.
* Strategically minded.
* Data-driven.
* Financially rigorous.
* Collaborative and influential.
* Calm under pressure.
* Credible with investors, lenders and stakeholders.
* Comfortable operating within a founder-led environment.
* Passionate about building scalable, high-performance organisations.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to help shape the next phase of growth, building the financial foundations that will support international expansion, recurring revenue growth and future strategic opportunities. The Chief Financial Officer will play a pivotal role in driving financial performance, strengthening governance and preparing the business for long-term value creation
Salary description
£130000.00 - £180000.00 per year