Finance Director in Aberdeen

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Finance Director position in Aberdeen is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

The senior finance voice in the business — from a first-time FD in an owner-managed SME through to an experienced leader in a demanding, PE-backed or listed environment.

Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.

Finance Director sits toward the top of its own progression path in our experience — from here, moves in Aberdeen tend to be sideways into a broader remit or upward into wider finance leadership.

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.

Recent examples include offshore energy and oil and gas supply-chain businesses and professional services and engineering-consultancy firms supporting the sector — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Aberdeen.

Yes — Finance Director is one of the positions we place in Aberdeen, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the Finance Director talent pool in Aberdeen, not just an afterthought.

Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands through to owner-managed SMEs in Aberdeen needing a single, sole-charge Finance Director hire.

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Finance Director opportunities in Aberdeen that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Aberdeen.

We recruit Finance Director positions across Aberdeen itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Aberdeen vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Aberdeen market for Finance Director roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.