Part-time finance director for Glasgow businesses

An annual plan, a 12-month cash flow forecast, a KPI dashboard and a quarterly board meeting with Peter Allen, Buzz’s Financial Director. The weekly bookkeeping, payroll and VAT are done for you by the Buzz finance team. From £2,000 + VAT a month.

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Glasgow’s economy

Glasgow’s total output was £29.4 billion in 2024-25 (Glasgow City Council, Economic Development Annual Report 2024-25). The city has 2,440 businesses employing 10 to 49 people and 455 employing 50 to 249, including 210 construction firms and 155 manufacturers of that size (ONS, UK Business Counts 2026).

A finance director for a Glasgow company plans in Scottish tax as well as UK tax. Income tax on salaries follows the Scottish bands, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax replaces stamp duty on premises, and non-domestic rates are valued by the Scottish Assessors. Corporation Tax, VAT and National Insurance are the same as in the rest of the UK.

Buzz has no Scottish office. Glasgow clients work with Peter and the Buzz finance team by phone, video call and WhatsApp.

Builders and contractors can read about the finance director for construction firms, and manufacturers about the finance director for manufacturers.

Directors’ pay in Scotland

The higher rate of Scottish income tax starts at £43,663, against £50,270 in the rest of the UK (Scottish Government, 2026/27 bands).

Between those two figures a Scottish director pays 42% income tax and 8% employee National Insurance on salary. Dividends are taxed at UK rates in Scotland too. Peter sets directors’ salary, dividends and pension contributions in the annual plan, and checks them against the cash the forecast shows before each payment is made.

Income tax on a salary of £50,270

Scottish taxpayer: £9,095
Taxpayer in England: £7,540
Extra income tax in Scotland: £1,555

Dividends are taxed at the same rates on both sides of the border, so the split between salary and dividends is a different sum in Scotland.

Worked from the 2026/27 Scottish and UK bands. The full working is in our Scottish income tax guide.

Your finance director and finance team

The finance director works on the plan, the forecast, the KPIs and the board meeting. The Buzz finance team does the weekly work in Xero.

Peter Allen is Buzz’s co-founder and Financial Director, with more than 20 years’ experience.

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Finance Director

From £2,000+ VAT a month

A plan for the year, a cash flow forecast, a KPI dashboard and a quarterly board meeting.

Annual one-page plan

Your business model, the year’s objectives and your team’s priorities, agreed with you and written on one page. The forecast and the board meetings are measured against it.

Cash flow forecast

Profit and loss, balance sheet, cash and valuation forecast for at least the next 12 months, ready for a lender or investor, so you see early when the business is off track.

KPI dashboard

Your most important numbers in one place, updated regularly. It includes non-financial measures, such as enquiries or orders, that show what is coming.

Quarterly board meeting

A meeting each quarter to review the results, take decisions and check that the actions agreed last time were done.

Your finance team, included

Weekly bookkeeping in Xero, monthly payroll and expenses, VAT returns, a monthly board pack, customer invoicing and chasing, supplier payments and cash monitoring.

What the finance team does

Questions from Glasgow businesses

Do you have an office in Glasgow?

Buzz has no Scottish office. Glasgow clients work with us by phone, video call and WhatsApp.

Do you plan directors’ pay around Scottish income tax?

Yes. Salary is taxed on the Scottish bands and dividends on UK rates, so the annual plan sets salary, dividends and pension contributions against Scottish bands.

How much does a part-time finance director cost?

From £2,000 + VAT a month. The fee includes the day-to-day finance work as well: weekly bookkeeping in Xero, payroll and expenses, VAT returns, a monthly board pack, customer invoicing and chasing, supplier payments and cash monitoring. The fee is confirmed in writing before work starts.

Can our own bookkeeper stay?

The finance director fee includes the bookkeeping. If you want to keep your bookkeeper, Business Pulse adds a budget, a cash flow forecast, management accounts and review meetings to their work, from £299 + VAT a month including your accounts and tax returns.

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