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- Exciting opportunity for a Finance Director to join a forward thinking business
- Origin Housing is looking for a new member of their Executive
About Our Client
An inspiring past and a bright future
A home is the essential foundation for a good quality of life, so what we do every day really matters to the wellbeing of our communities. Here at Origin, we trace our roots back almost 100 years, building and managing high quality homes as well as providing support services and housing for those who are most vulnerable with a mixed portfolio of over 7,600 homes across London and Hertfordshire. We work to provide safe, decent affordable homes and support for individuals and communities.
Focused on our residents, our driving ambition is to provide services that make people's lives easier, and homes and communities they can be proud to live in. We are 'not for profit' and reinvest all our surpluses back into our varied and vibrant neighbourhoods.
Our Values
Our core values are at the heart of how we work
Take the lead
Create energy
Build trust
Be generous
Stay grounded
Remember the little things
We're committed to the wellbeing of our people and in creating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Job Description
You'll be responsible for running an efficient and responsive finance function, including financial planning, management reporting, external audit, funding, treasury, and income management, to effectively support delivery of our corporate goals and key strategies. In addition, you'll lead our forward-thinking technology, data and change functions. You will be building on success and joining an established, collaborative, and visible Executive Team, who are passionate and committed to further improve, develop and grow our organisation and maximise our social impact.
You'll:
Provide strong leadership, empowering heads of service and their teams to achieve agreed standards of performance, compliance, efficiency, and service.
Maintain a high level of external focus; being aware of innovation and opportunities that can support, and risks that can challenge, the delivery of our strategic objectives.
Develop and sustain excellent relationships with key external stakeholders
Working with the wider Executive Team - scan the operating environment and horizon to ensure that the business remains up to date
Ensure that the Business Plan and associated business strategies are developed, resourced and achieved.
The Successful Applicant
What you'll need
We're looking for a confident and talented executive leader, who has previously built strong effective relationships with Boards, funders, and other partners. You will have a track record in, or at least some exposure to, managing technology, change and data services and be used to leading a truly modern and wide-ranging finance function. The ideal candidate will have worked in social housing or other relevant industries, with experience managing multiple functions including finance.
We believe this to be one of the most exciting opportunities of its kind currently in the market.
Our benefits to you
Origin's ways of working make it easier for you to balance work and home life. You will benefit from flexible working which offers you the opportunity to work from where you are most effective, with the technology and equipment you need, as well as access to flexible space for collaborative working.
A generous 30-day holiday allowance plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
2 additional 'giving something back' volunteer days
A pension scheme with up to 8% employer contributions
Family leave, compassionate leave and enhanced maternity pay
Simply Health cash plan providing money back when you spend on health appointments including physiotherapy, dental and opticians
Interest free loans to help spread the cost of a season ticket or another big purchase
Annual staff conference, team away days and annual team meal allowance
Access to Perk Box for fantastic savings on everyday purchases and much more
Free employee assistance programme
Opportunities to join staff network groups
Refer a friend bonus
And there's more…..
We're also committed to ensuring that our people have access to an excellent range of learning and development opportunities including our induction programme, course sponsorship, leadership development, mentoring and talent schemes along with professional membership if it's a requirement to your role.
Tell us your story
We are looking forward to learning about you. Please help us get to know you by sending your latest CV and covering letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the job description.
Closing date for applications: 28th February 2023
Interviews will be held: Week commencing 20th and 27th March 2023
Please note that suitable candidates will be invited to interview throughout the application window and therefore the vacancy may close at short notice. However, all candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application and therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.
What's on Offer
Competitive package on offer
Job summary
- Function
- CFO & Financial Management
- Subsector
- CFO & Financial Management Subsector
- Industry
- Public Sector & Not-For-Profit
- Location
- London
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Consultant name
- Elizabeth Campion
- Job reference
- JN-012023-5920667
