Rutherford Cross Retained to Recruit Interim Director of Finance for Agri-EPI Centre

Agri-EPI Centre (short for Agricultural Engineering Precision Innovation Centre) is one of four Agri-Tech centres (Agri-Tech Centres) established by the UK government in 2015. Agri-EPI Centre focuses on the delivery of research, development, demonstration and training on precision agriculture and engineering for the livestock, arable, horticulture and aquaculture sectors. Agri-EPI receive £5.8m government funding and are headquartered in Edinburgh.

Agri-tech is the use of technology for farming that is developed to improve efficiency and profitability and Agri-EPI Centre is the ‘go to’ enabler of innovation in precision agriculture.

Due to a recent resignation Agri-EPI are looking to appoint a new experienced hands-on Director of Finance on an interim basis. The position is initially for an interim period until 31st March 2024 (and may be extended according to funding). Reporting to the COO, you will be part of the senior management team and lead a small finance team who are based across 2 remote locations.

For full details please see below for the full position profile and job description or reach out to their retained advisor, Derek Lauder, at [email protected] for a confidential discussion and further information regarding this opportunity.

Interim Director of Finance – Agri Epi PP pdf