Head of Finance
Greater Manchester - Agile Working
Salary: Circa £75,000 per annum
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: Monday 17th June 2024 at 9am
Stage 1 Interview: 20th June 2024
Stage 2 Interview: 28th June 2024
At MSV Housing we're committed to making sure our customers have excellent value for money and our Head of Finance is key to making this happen.
We are looking to recruit an experienced finance professional with fantastic management skills to join our established team. Reporting to our Director of Finance our Head of Finance will provide overall responsibility for the day-to-day activities of the Group's finance team.
About the role
This is a great time to join MSV, as we have a new Executive Director of Finance and Business Excellence and a new permanent Finance Director in post, who are both aligned with MSV and its values as an organisation. Together this duo has a vision to really make a difference for our customers and the business into the future. They believe an open and positive culture and a collaborative, and values led approach will lead to team success.
The executive team and Board have just launched MSV's new 3-year corporate plan, which has a renewed focus on strengthening our core business and continuing to deliver value for money. This means we want to increase resources in the finance function, particularly supporting the customer service functions, to continue to drive value for money in all areas of operation.
This opportunity couldn't arrive at a more exciting time, the role will be at the forefront of transforming the finance systems and services it provides to the business over the next 2 years.
This role will form a pivotal part of the organisation's management team, having the opportunity to develop and influence the focus on value for money across all its activities.
In collaboration with the Director of Finance, you will ensure the Group's longer term financial viability is maintained through the delivery of robust annual budgets and 30-year financial plan, ensuring the Group is operating in line with funder loan covenants and any golden rules as prescribed by the Board.
In addition, you will manage and motivate the finance team to deliver excellent customer services standards in financial management, reporting and business partnering, treasury, financial planning and cashflow forecasting, rent and service charge setting, maximising the use of MSV financial systems and processes to drive efficiency and automation.
What we are looking for;
- A qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA)
- A proven track record in a senior leadership management role delivering all aspects of finance management in a complex organisation.
- Experience of operating within a regulated sector, such as social housing.
- Experience of budget setting, management and performance reporting.
- Experience of managing a high performing team to deliver the corporate objectives of the organisation.
- Experience of delivering financial support through a business partnering approach.
- Experience of external and internal stakeholder management adapting to different audiences.
- Excellent IT skills including advanced use of Excel, knowledge and use of finance and feeder systems, relevant processes, dependencies, and interfaces.
- Ability to analyse complex data to produce reports and deliver information to a range of audiences.
We offer a range of great benefits including:
- Flexibility on where you work with home working kit provided
- 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and a holiday a buy scheme.
- Company pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
- Company funded access to a health cash plan, where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more.
- Enhanced sick pay with up to 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay
- Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives
- Life assurance subject to being a member of our company pension scheme.
- Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career
- Commitment to Equality and Inclusion with employee network groups covering anti-racism, LGBTQ+, disability and long-term health conditions, carers, and menopause.
MSV are also committed to supporting you to balance work and life, including with any caring or parental responsibilities you might have, and have a range of flexible working options and wellbeing support available to all colleagues to facilitate this.
Interviews are scheduled to take on 21st June 2024 however interviews may be carried out throughout the recruitment process and the role closed if a suitable candidate is found. Therefore, we strongly recommend candidates to apply early.
We're passionate about inclusion and we'd love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role.
We apply the principles of the 'Rooney Rule' in the recruitment of senior management positions automatically shortlisting candidates to the next stage in the recruitment process who meet the selection criteria. We are also a Disability Confident employer and will shortlist disabled applicants who meet the selection criteria.