Castlefield Recruitment are partnering with Gloucester City Homes (GCH) in order to recruit a Head of Finance. Highly valued and trusted by our tenants, GCH is recognised as one of the best housing providers in the country through independent accreditation including being ranked the 40th Best Non-profit Organisation and 11th Best Housing Association to Work for in the Sunday Times Top 100 for 2020.

Our Board, Management and Tenant Panel look forward to continuing to achieve better outcomes for our customers, improving our homes and making our communities better places to live. We are committed to providing valued housing services to all our customers as we look to deliver a further 420 new homes by 2025 under our new Strategic Plan.

To support these ambitions, we are looking for an exceptional Head of Finance who will hold true to our values of pride, integrity, quality and innovation whilst managing the delivery of a customer-focussed finance service to both internal and external stakeholders. 

Role:
You will work closely with a highly regarded Executive Director of Finance in order to develop the finance team and provide strategic insight to develop the wider organisation.
Duties will Include;

• Provide resilient leadership and management to the Finance team
• Be responsible for the delivery of financial processes, reporting, and external audit
• Ensure budgets are appropriately prepared and support the delivery of our strategic aims
• Create effective and collaborative partnerships with colleagues across GCH 

Person:
The Successful Candidate;

We are looking for someone who can lead and develop the Finance team, providing an excellent service to GCH and our stakeholders. You will most likely have experience of working in social housing finance and understand the financial issues of working in a regulated environment.

You will give confident and clear leadership whilst you motivate, encourage and challenge your team to take ownership of their work and go the extra mile.

In addition, you will hold a professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) and have a relevant leadership or management qualifications.

For more information please click on the link below or contact Dave Russell at Dave.Russell@castlefieldrecruitment.com or on 0161 413 0569 and he will be delighted to speak with you.