Director of Finance - jLiving

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