Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer Permanent Dundee, Scotland Onsite 2x days/week, Scotland-based or willing to relocate Extremely competitive salary + share options Exclusive to Cortech, apply via this advert only

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…