We're looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.
- To be responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction, and management of jLivings financial and ICT services.
- To ensure the effective implementation of systems and processes adhering to regulatory and legal compliance.
- To make a significant contribution to the strategic corporate leadership and performance of the organisation as a key member of the Executive and Leadership Teams.
- To ensure the highest quality of services to Board, colleagues, tenants, and service users. Coupled with the highest standards of performance, financial management, probity, openness, accountability, and people management.
- Experience of operating at a senior management team level and leading a successful finance department. Housing Association experience would be an advantage.
- Experience of preparing financial business plans, modelling scenarios, and carrying out sensitivity analysis and stress tests.
- Experience of delivering on a range of other corporate support services such as ICT
- Experience of developing services to achieve and support strategic organisational objectives.
- Experience of preparation of statutory and management accounts
- Experience of financial controls, forecasts, and budgeting processes.
- Experience and knowledge of payroll systems
- Extensive knowledge of current accounting practises
- Experience of rent setting and income collection
- Experience of reporting to Boards and Sub-Committees
- Experience of accounting for and reporting on spending in capital works programmes
- A skilled influencer and negotiator able to communicate effectively with external stakeholders, customers, colleagues, and Board members to include report writing and presentations
- Strong financial reasoning, highly numerate and IT literate
- Up to date knowledge of all financial regulatory
- Budget/Financial Management - ability to set, understand and manage building budgets of more than £100m and manage and report on performance and delivery.
- Communication - highly developed communication skills with strong presentational and interpersonal skills
- Is a team player who supports the development of ideas within the senior management team and is supportive of others
- Staff management - to be a highly effective leader and, performance manager with the ability to develop staff to maximise potential and drive up personal performance