Director of Finance & Business Services

Blackwood Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of accessible homes and care is looking for a Director of Finance & Business Services. The role involves strategic leadership in finance and business development, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Candidates should be qualified accountants with strong experience in financial leadership and multidisciplinary team management. This position supports an important social purpose, with a focus on hybrid working in Edinburgh and travel across Scotland as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of strategic financial leadership.
• Experience in managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Comfortable navigating complexity and influencing decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance, Business Development, Commercial Activity, and Digital Services.
• Align financial strategy and long-term planning with organizational priorities.
• Strengthen systems, controls, and governance for compliance.

Skills

Strategic financial leadership

Multidisciplinary team management

Analytical skills

Budget oversight

Relationship building

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Livingston James is delighted to be partnered with Blackwood Homes and Care to appoint a new Director of Finance & Business Services.

Blackwood Homes and Care is one of Scotland’s most innovative providers of accessible homes, care, and independent living solutions. Blackwood’s mission is to help people live their lives to the full, shaping services that promote independence, dignity, and inclusion for people with disabilities, older people, and anyone who needs tailored support. As demand for independent living increases, Blackwood is modernising its systems, strengthening its foundations, and investing in sustainable, future‑focused solutions.

The Director of Finance & Business Services is a pivotal leadership role at a defining moment for Blackwood. Reporting to the Chief Executive and as part of the Senior Management Team, you will lead Finance, Business Development, Commercial Activity, Procurement, and Digital Services. You will ensure that financial strategy, long‑term planning, treasury, and performance management are aligned to organisational priorities, translating complex financial information into clear insight for both financial and non‑financial audiences. This will support effective decision making and delivery of the Business Plan. You will also strengthen systems, controls, and governance as we continue to work with the Scottish Housing Regulator on sustained compliance and improvement.

As a visible and values‑driven leader, you will build a high‑performance culture across Finance, Digital and Business Development, driving improvement, operational excellence, and value for money. We are seeking a qualified accountant with a strong track record of strategic financial leadership, multidisciplinary team management, major budget oversight, and organisational change. Commercially sharp and analytically strong, you will lead growth initiatives, build effective partnerships and identify opportunities, while developing trusted relationships with colleagues, lenders, regulators, and Board members.

This role offers a rare opportunity to shape the future of an organisation with a powerful social purpose, contributing to the sustainability and long‑term success of Blackwood, helping create homes, services and technologies that transform lives across Scotland.

Blackwood is headquartered in Edinburgh and offers hybrid working, with three days per week expected in the office and travel to sites across Scotland as required.

If you are motivated by purpose, comfortable with complexity, and ready to influence the future of independent living in Scotland, please contact Neave Cadenhead at Livingston James, our retained recruitment partner: [e-mail]

Blackwood Homes and Care is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender assignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.