Finance Director

Director of Finance

Director of Finance 

Circa £120,000 (depending on experience) 

Location – Nationwide (however commutable within one of our office sites) 

This Finance Director role:

Homes England currently has a balance sheet of £17 billion, which will rise to approximately £22 billion in 2022/23, the complexity and structure of this balance sheet has changed considerably over recent years. The Director of Finance ensures effective management of this balance sheet, including valuations and critical accounting judgements. They also manage the organisation’s net programme budget of c£6.5billion per year and operational expenditure of £120 million. 

Working as a core member of our strategic leadership team, the Director of Finance will report to our Chief Finance Officer. Additionally, as a Corporate Director this role will be a member - and in some cases chair - of corporate boards, such as People Board or Transformation Board.   

The Director of Finance will support the Chief Executive and the Chief Finance Officer on all finance and accounting issues and lead the relationship with the National Audit Office external audit team. 

Providing strategic and inspirational leadership to a 50 strong Finance team including four direct reports, the role will ensure that proper internal controls and systems are maintained, and that financial planning supports and enhances the business operations. 

The Director of Finance will oversee annual statutory accounts and provide our Chief Executive, Chief Finance Officer, Audit and Risk Committee and Board with oversight of key management judgements and issues. The role will also ensure compliance with financial and HMRC statutory and forge strong relationships with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Treasury.  

This is a rare chance to shape the future of financial performance in a fast-growing, national organisation. There are some ambitious projects to get involved with, and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day regulatory frameworks and information whilst bringing innovative solutions to the finance offering.

About you...

You will hold a full professional CCAB qualification and possess detailed knowledge of the control of complex financial transactions such as loans, guarantees and equity investments.  

Knowledge of the control of land acquisitions and disposals and experience of developing business plans whilst embedding a culture of financial planning across an organisation is essential.  

You will have a proven track record of leading finance functions within a complex, fast-paced and ever-changing environment.  

An experienced and inspirational senior leader, you will bring a strong track record of positive, collaborative leadership and of creating and sustaining inclusive, engaged teams. 

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable influencing and communicating at Board level. Your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as an agency. You will enjoy working in an innovative and engaging way and be able to motivate a team to help deliver our strategic mission.  

This will be underpinned by a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion by ensuring our approach is at the core of everything we do.

It is anticipated (remote) assessments will take place (subject to change) - Stage 1 w/c 15 February, Stage 2 w/c 22 February, Final Stage w/c 8 March 

Who are we? 

We are the Government’s national housing agency. Our role is to accelerate the pace of housebuilding across the country, particularly in areas where there are the most serious affordability issues – meaning people are struggling to find homes.   

We have the appetite, influence, expertise and resources to drive positive market change and meet the Government’s ambition to deliver 300,000 new homes a year. We are using our land, influence, funds and knowledge to increase the pace, scale and quality of new homes accelerating delivery in areas of greatest demand and helping create great places to live. Within the next few years, we will have invested over £27 billion across our programmes. To deliver against these aims we’re building a different kind of public service - join us to help make this happen. 

What we offer... 

We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to flexible working. We’ll support you, wherever possible so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.  

If you do ever need a little bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.  

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.  

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your top of the range digital kit, you’ll be good to go.  

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We are all working from home at the moment and so new colleagues can be based almost anywhere, providing that their commute to their relevant base office is reasonable when we come back together. Colleague well-being is our top priority.