Chief Financial Officer

Green Park Interim and Executive Limited; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 225,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent housing organization in Portsmouth is looking for a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy and support their social mission. The ideal candidate will possess strong commercial acumen and a passion for community development. This role involves contributing to a dynamic Executive team with a focus on innovation and delivering exceptional services. Candidates should be inspired by the mission of creating vibrant communities where everyone can thrive.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar strategic leadership role in a large organisation.
• Strong understanding of financial management and performance metrics.
• Ability to connect with the company vision and mission.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the business as a key member of the Executive team.
• Drive financial strategy to achieve business objectives.
• Promote innovative approaches to service delivery.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Creative problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Salary: c£225,000

Location: Portsmouth

At VIVID, our vision "More homes, bright futures", recognises that a decent place to call home is the foundation for a bright future. Our purpose is to ensure that everyone, regardless of their background, has access to a safe, affordable, and welcoming place to call home. We provide over 37,000 homes to people across the south of England and we continue to grow the number of homes we offer. As we continue to grow and innovate, we remain committed to ensuring that our customer needs are at the centre of everything we do.

Role

At an exciting time in our strategy, we are seeking a new Chief Financial Officer to join us and help us deliver our strong social mission, backed by solid commercial thinking. As a key member of the Executive team, we need a CFO who will make a significant and pro-active personal contribution to the business, ensuring that it is well positioned and has the capability to achieve its current and future objectives, plans and targets.

What we are looking for

This role is about more than just the numbers - we want a CFO who truly connects with our vision. You will need to bring a sharp commercial edge, and be a creative thinker, helping us to innovate as we continue to build more homes and deliver outstanding services to our customers. We aim high—we don\'t want to be ordinary, we want to be exceptional. So we\'re looking for someone who shares that ambition and can help us keep building on the success we\'ve had since VIVID was created eight years ago.

If you are energised by our mission and want to play a part in creating vibrant communities where individuals and families can thrive then we want to hear from you.

To find out more, please visit our microsite and get in touch with our partners at Green Park:

https://micro.green-park.co.uk/vivid/

Closing date: Sunday 12th October 2025 11:59pm