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Senior financial leadership roles

As a not-for-profit housing organisation providing more affordable homes for Londoners, we’re on a mission to work better together for our residents and make London home for those who live in our capital, whatever their personal circumstances.  

We’re looking now for experienced and capable finance professionals to take up several new head of service roles to lead specific functions in our refreshed finance directorate. As a member of the finance leadership team for our organisation, you’ll have the opportunity to drive a culture of customer-centricity and continuous improvement, ensuring all finance services deliver the best outcomes for our residents. 

If you’re looking for the next step in your career and the chance to make a genuine difference, one of these roles could be for you. 

The roles 

We’re recruiting to four roles, each reporting to one of our four finance directors and part of the finance leadership team across our 100-strong department: 

• Head of financial accounting and control 

• Head of income optimisation 

• Head of finance analytics and strategy 

• Head of financial planning and analytics and business partnering 

These new leadership roles have been created to transform how our finance function works so that teams are set up in the best way to support operational colleagues to deliver the outcomes that matter most to residents – our most important customers – and have the right tools to do their jobs well.  

The ideal candidate 

Precise requirements will vary for each role, but we expect everyone at this level to be:  

• Capable of strategic thinking, with the ability to analyse complex data, review alternative solutions, and reach speedy, well-informed decisions 

• A confident and experienced role model and leader, reflecting our organisational values 

• An excellent communicator and influencer, able to manage complex dynamics at all levels of our organisation and with external stakeholders 

• Expert across a range of technical skills, which will vary according to the specific role 

• Someone who genuinely puts customers first, has a passion for our vision and mission and makes our values visible every working day 

What’s in it for me? 

Our basic salaries are very competitive and, for pensions, we will contribute up to 10.8% of earnings alongside your contributions of up to 9.2%, which means that a maximum of 20% of earnings is put aside each month as total pension contributions. 

We also provide a wide range of additional benefits and several ways to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, including 25+ days’ annual leave allowance plus time off for our office Christmas closure, flexible working opportunities and an independent employee assistance programme. 

With us, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow and develop your career and be part of hugely diverse workforce. Nearly 70% of our colleagues are from an ethnically diverse background, and we’re also a Stonewall diversity champion and a Disability Confident employer. 

We value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We support flexible working arrangements that foster collaboration, combined with the power of in-person interactions. Our optimal balance of at least three days a week in the office or with customers for all colleagues ensures we're at our prime, crafting exceptional customer experiences and achieving outstanding business outcomes. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others and we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.