Job Description

Three Bridges Recruitment is exclusively supporting a large, high-profile public sector partnership in Glasgow to appoint a Head of Finance. This is a senior finance leadership role at the centre of a complex, multi-stakeholder organisation delivering essential services across the city.

It’s a role for a credible, qualified finance leader who can keep a tight grip on the fundamentals (budget, reporting, year-end) while operating confidently in a fast-moving environment with scrutiny, governance, and competing priorities.

Why work here?

This is a rare blend of scale, complexity and influence:

• Salary: £83,605–£97,007 
• The chance to see the tangible impact of your work in the city around you
• A collaborative, supportive culture with leaders who prioritise wellbeing and balance
• Hybrid working, usually 2–3 days in the office, with flexibility built on trust and business need
• Defined Benefit Pension
• Generous annual leave – 39.5 days
• Stability rarely found elsewhere

What you’ll do

This is a strategic coordination role, not a “do everything yourself” post. You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading core finance cycles: budget setting, monitoring, forecasting, year-end and reporting
• Coordinating, challenging and consolidating financial information across senior finance managers
• Supporting senior decision-making with clear, credible financial advice
• Leading a strategic property/estates finance agenda and supporting the capital programme (business cases, investment priorities and governance)
• Translating organisational strategy into what it means financially, and helping leaders make confident, well-evidenced decisions
• Leading through a management layer, with a direct line typically including three senior finance managers plus a senior property lead

About you

You’ll be a qualified accountant with senior finance leadership experience in a large, complex organisation. You’re likely to bring:

• Strength in management accounting, governance and stakeholder management
• Confidence operating across multiple stakeholders and partner environments
• A calm, credible style, able to drive improvement without creating friction
• The judgement to balance grip and delivery with progress and change

Public sector experience is helpful, but not essential, what matters most is the ability to operate at scale, under scrutiny, and with complexity. Commercial awareness is valued.

At Three Bridges Recruitment, two of our values are “striving for brilliance” and “relatability”.  We want every applicant to receive an excellent experience and ensure that this role is right for you.  Should this role be of interest please apply with your most up to date CV or contact us for a confidential discussion.