Job Introduction
Are you looking for an opportunity to be forward-thinking for a commercially minded organisation with social purpose? Join us as Financial Reporting Director.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) works in the community, providing homes for lower income households. This is our primary purpose and everything else we do supports that aim.
We are more than just a housing provider. We believe in providing quality services and creating thriving residential communities. This means delivering on our promises and aiming to make a positive impact in the lives of our residents.
We are one of the largest housing associations in the UK with a turnover of £909m, £21bn of assets and 67,000 homes of which 61,000 are in London. We provide homes for around 170,000 people. We aim do more for our customers and make a bigger difference for those in housing need.
Our Finance team is key in making our vision a reality. We make sure that the organisation has a robust and accurate financial platform to work from, with good information produced on time so that NHG can continue to do what it does best: provide homes.
Main Responsibility
The Financial Reporting Director is a pivotal role in helping us become a customer centric and commercially astute business. The role reports into the CFO as a key business partner.
We want a proactive can-do individual who is not shy of challenges and able to craft value-adding and problem-solving solutions. You will be joining at a very exciting time and your work will be vital in helping to shape the role.
As a confident communicator you will provide expert advice and strategic guidance to the CFO, Group and Executive Board on financial and sustainability reporting, external and internal audits, tax, systems, controls, forecasting, financial performance, benchmarking, continuous improvements and corporate projects.
The Ideal Candidate
You are open minded, enthusiastic, motivated with a strong customer centric focus. You like to see things through and are comfortable thinking outside the box to collectively solve problems and open to other points of view. You are someone who keeps abreast of best practice and leads on continuous improvements and you do not stop there. You own the implementation of problem-solving solutions so that we can achieve timely outcomes.
Benefits
In return we offer:
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay - we offer enhanced maternity and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance and much more
- Interest free loans: season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
How to apply
- Applications close at 23:59 on 30 October 2022.
Please apply for this role with us online. If you are not able to apply online, please contact our HR team via jobs@nhg.org.uk to discuss your requirements.
About the Company
Notting Hill Genesis is now one of the largest housing associations in London and the south east. We own and manage more than 66,000 homes and employ around 2,000 staff. We provide homes across a range of tenures and are committed to continuing to deliver housing that is affordable to all. Our roots reach back to the 1960s when our legacy organisations were established by local people who shared a similar vision – to house west London’s working poor, providing them a home from which to build themselves and their families a secure future.
Our people
We value our people and both respect and celebrate their differences. We’re proud to say that our colleagues come from different backgrounds, with varied outlooks and are from all over the world. We encourage and are committed to diversity. We know that when people with varied experiences and unique points of view come together, it makes us a stronger organisation and more able to help the wide range of residents that we serve. We want all our colleagues to bring their full selves to work in a culture and environment based on respect and fairness, regardless of role, background or ability.
Our pledges
We are proud signatories of the G15 group’s diversity pledge to encourage more diversity in the boardroom and at senior level. The pledge on Black, Asian and minority ethnic diversity commits NHG to reflect the ethnic diversity of the communities we work in at all levels and particularly at senior managerial, leadership and board levels.
We have under-representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues at this level and are keen to fill this gap. We welcome applications from everyone. For this role, we especially encourage Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates to join us and be part of an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity, equality of opportunity and provides a place for you to grow your career.
We are also a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer and have signed up to Harry’s Pledge. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation.
To find out more about Diversity and inclusion at NHG, please visit our website.
