Divisional Director - Finance

City Building Glasgow is one of Scotland’s largest award-winning construction companies, where we provide a range of repairs and maintenance, manufacturing, construction, and refurbishment activities across the public, private and third sectors.

As well as delivering the largest construction craft apprenticeship programme in Scotland, we also operate Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), one of the largest supported manufacturing businesses in Europe.

Our unique social ethos of building a sustainable future underpins our drive to deliver excellence across a wide range of high-quality construction and manufacturing operations. These include Repairs and Maintenance, Design and Build Construction projects, New House Building, Major Investment and Refurbishment, Manufacturing and Specialist Services.

With an annual budget of circa £180m, City Building is looking to appoint a dynamic Divisional Director - Finance to join the Executive and Senior Management Team.

This pivotal role reports directly to the Executive Director and as the most senior professional advisor in relation to all Finance matters, will lead on the delivery and management of the Finance strategy and associated functions within City Building.

The post holder will also be required to work closely with our partners, Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Housing Group.

This role demands a significant track record of success working at a senior management level in a Finance leadership role in an organisation of similar scale and complexity.

Candidates for this role must be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge and expertise in Finance management, strategy and policy development including service improvement and sustainability, financial and capacity planning along with a proven track record in collaborative working that produces results within dynamic, and participative decision-making environments. Educated to a degree level or equivalent and Chartered Membership of the CCAB, CIPFA, CIMA or overseas equivalent qualified accountant are essential.

A proven ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders will be essential; as well as a demonstrable track record of developing creative strategies that deliver progressive organisational change and new ways of working. A strategic thinker, with a high degree of integrity and excellent judgement, you will also have strong negotiation skills and an ability to operate and influence in an often politically sensitive environment.

Attached to this advert is a candidate information pack with more detail on the role. If you would like to find out more about the post before applying, you can contact:- Sharon Wearing, Executive Director of City Building (Glasgow) LLP, by email: Sharon.Wearing@citybuildingglasgow.co.uk

If you believe you can meet the challenges that this high-profile role brings, we would welcome your application. The closing date for applications is midnight, Sunday 23 March 2025. Please send your CV highlighting your skills and experience for this role along with your supporting statement (no more than 4 pages long) to Shona.Gibbons@citybuildingglasgow.co.uk

Following receipt of your application, our recruitment partner Eden Scott will carry out an initial assessment with you via Teams and if successful, a face-to-face interview with our interview panel will follow, week commencing 14 April 2025.

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