Finance Director
Flexible – Chippenham/West Bromwich
Salary – Up to £120,000 (+ £10,000 Car Allowance) per annum – depending on skills and experience
Contract type – Permanent
Working hours – Full Time
Closing Date – 2 September 2022
Interview Date – TBC
About us
In April 2021, GreenSquare and Accord Housing Association merged to create a bigger, better, organisation. GreenSquareAccord was created in order to deliver our purpose of Building Better Lives. Building Better Lives means that we exist to provide the affordable homes and care services that enable people to achieve their full potential, without having to worry about the quality, affordability and safety of their housing and care.
As a charitable housing provider, we provide over 25,000 homes to more than 54,000 people. We deliver over 3 million hours of care to individuals every year. We have a geographical reach from the north east, to the south west of England. And we employ around 4,000 people.
We are committed to providing great homes and care, in a great neighbourhood, with great service.
About the role
We are now recruiting for a Finance Director, on a full time permanent basis to support this exciting next phase of GreenSquareAccord`s journey as we capitalise on the greater strength of the combined group and optimise and integrate our processes.
You will provide operational and strategic leadership to the Finance function to enable GreenSquareAccord to deliver financial performance required to achieve its objectives and ensure that GreenSquareAccord complies with all necessary statutory and regulatory requirements.
You will support the risk management strategy and framework for all activities and have commitment to continuous improvement and efficiency.
As a senior strategic stakeholder, you will provide support to the whole organisation and will be pivotal to the shaping of financial strategies, reporting, and business performance.
You will be critical in supporting and challenging the organisation in delivering financial performance to ensure that corporate objectives are achieved through performing against the budget and financial plan.
About you
We are searching for a special candidate whose personal style and capability translate into immediate added value in a busy, capable but relatively newly-formed team.
You will relish the opportunity to add pace and dynamism to the ongoing integration of finance systems and controls, and be keen to place your own stamp on the emerging finance function.
You will be an exceptional and adaptable finance leader, preferably with experience in the social housing sector, with the ability to galvanise a large team and operate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
You will have high standards and be able to lead and inspire others to deliver to them. It is essential that you are ACMA/ACCA/ACA qualified with significant relevant experience.
You must be able to provide evidence of achievement through effective performance management, service planning and target setting; and able to provide highly developed planning and time management skills, to achieve deadlines in a pressurised environment.
You will be solutions-focused with strong analytical and problem solving skills and able to understand and distil complex financial data to support business decision making.
It is essential that you have experience of financial planning in a complex business environment and have strong commercial acumen with knowledge of procurement methodology.
You must be a proven leader, able to inspire and take a team forward and be a strong negotiator and influencer who is able to establish personal authority and credibility, work across boundaries including with industry leaders and build sustainable relationships at all levels.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
