Mosscare st vincents    BTS

 

 

 

Head of Finance

Manchester, Greater Manchester

£65,149

 

Job overview

The Head of Finance will ensure that the Group’s financial viability is maintained, processes and services are transformed, and the Corporate Plan is delivered. You will lead a complex multidisciplinary team, provide effective strategic leadership whilst motivating and empowering them to deliver excellent services to all stakeholders.

The postholder will:

  • Motive, lead and inspire the Finance Team to provide high quality, timely financial management information, delivering an effective service supporting MSV.
  • Ensure that comprehensive financial controls are applied across the Group.
  • Lead the annual budget setting process, ensuring a robust timetable is produced and followed, responsibilities are assigned, and the final budget is presented to the Executive Team to recommend to Board.
  • Lead on the delivery and continuous improvement of long-term financial planning which includes effective stress testing and sensitivity analysis to assess and ensure financial viability.
  • Ensure the timely, accurate completion and submission of financial and statistical regulatory returns, reporting on actual, forecast and planned performance.
  • Lead on tax compliance, with support from the Financial Services Accountant, including VAT, Corporation Tax, PAYE and CIS.
  • Employ effective financial and risk management to ensure the Group complies with regulatory and relevant standards including VFM.
  • Work with the Executive Director to develop and implement the Treasury Management Policy, Annual Treasury Strategy and to refinance funding when necessary.
  • Ensure effective procurement practices throughout the Group.
  • Lead the development, review and implementation of the Delegatory Framework, embedding throughout the Group and providing appropriate training
  • Partner with other teams to deliver corporate objectives through the development of excellent and efficient processes and systems.
  • Deputise for the Executive Director of Finance as required.

The Head of Finance role is integral to MSVs long term financial growth and viability, by mentoring, leading and developing best-in-class financial, business support and procurement teams.

Person overview

You will be a fully Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA) with a proven track record within a senior leadership management role.

Capable of leading and developing effective, high performing multidisciplinary teams within a complex and regulated sector, ideally within Social Housing but other similar sectors are equally relevant.

Possessing a sound understanding and experience of leading the full corporate service you will have led on budget setting and management, cashflow management and have experience of overseeing treasury operations.

Experience of business planning to deliver corporate objectives and deliver financial support through a business partnering approach is also essential.

With a natural ability to lead, motivate and inspire your team in line with MSV’s values and culture you will maintain a positive outlook and encourage innovation and creative thinking. You must be able to plan, prioritise and organise effectively to meet the changing needs of a complex and regulated organisation.

Excellent IT skills including advanced use of Excel, knowledge and use of finance and feeder systems, relevant processes, dependencies and interfaces are essential to work on continuous improvement and deliver a modern and innovative service to the organisation.

The role will require someone with resilience, can demonstrate robustness and can appreciate the organisations long term vision.

Working collaboratively will be essential, sharing best practice, leading and promoting change to successfully develop and deliver excellent services alongside key strategic projects.

The application

For more detailed information on this Finance Team Leader role go to our dedicated career site www.apply2us.com/jobs/MSV.  If you wish to apply now please click the apply button below.

Claire Bayman of Bayman Topping & Smythe (BT&S) is the retained partner for this vacancy. If you would like an initial confidential conversation prior to applying, please contact Claire on: info@btsrecruit.com.

Organisation Overview

Mosscare St Vincent’s Housing Group (MSV) is a values led, people and communities focussed landlord with a strong track record of creating thriving neighbourhoods. We work in partnership with others to help influence and shape local and national agendas. Our organisation was created through the merger of Mosscare Housing Group and St Vincent’s Housing Association. We believe this amalgamation of two long established and respected Greater Manchester community landlords has brought real benefit for our customers.

Employing around 300 members of staff we are investing in neighbourhoods by building new homes; currently the stewards of over 8200 across Greater Manchester we plan to build 1200 new homes across the North West in the next 5 years.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE All third parties’ applications will be forwarded to Bayman Topping & Smythe.