Finance Director

Tile Hill Executive Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tile Hill Executive Recruitment seeks a Finance Director to lead the strategic development of finance services. Responsibilities include overseeing financial plans, raising finance, and providing guidance to senior leadership, ensuring alignment with customer values. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with extensive experience in financial management and a proven record of driving service improvements.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with a commitment to continuous professional development.
• Extensive senior-level experience in financial management and strategy.
• Strong commercial acumen with financial planning modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the creation and execution of a robust long-term financial plan.
• Provide expert financial guidance to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team.
• Lead financial reporting and transactions ensuring compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Strategy

Risk Management

Commercial Acumen

Service Improvement

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as our Finance Director. Reporting to the Chief Resources Officer, the successful candidate will lead the strategic development and delivery of our finance services, overseeing the creation and execution of a robust long-term financial plan, raising finance, and dealing with lenders as we strive to deliver high-quality services that align with our customer-focused and values-driven approach.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee the creation and execution of a robust long-term financial plan to support our strategic goals and maximise financial resources to achieve the best outcomes for our customers, colleagues, and partners.
• Raise finance, deal with lenders and develop different delivery models to help us achieve our mission. You’ll be instrumental in delivering high-quality services that align with our customer-focused and values-driven approach.
• Provide expert financial guidance to the CEO/CRO and Senior Leadership Team. Drive informed decision-making and business planning, whilst overseeing our internal financial reporting arrangements to deliver actionable insights, manage risks, and oversee stress / resilience testing to support our strategic goals.
• Lead our strategic finance operations, including the development of our 30-year plan, alongside investment, treasury management, funding and cash management strategies, while exploring innovative funding models to support growth.
• Oversee financial reporting and transactions, including management accounting, accounts payable, annual accounts, and treasury, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulatory compliance.
• Lead our development and investment finance operations, overseeing development appraisals, grant management, asset strategy, home sales tracking, and profiling. Provide expert financial advice to the development function and oversee investment strategies.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, investments, and working capital to maintain the financial viability of current and future services. Drive performance improvements and maximise revenue.

Thirteen Group is looking to appoint a senior leader with attributes including:

• Fully qualified accountant: e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, with a commitment to continuous professional development.
• Leadership & Strategy: A dynamic leader with a proven track record of driving success, inspiring teams, and for developing and delivering innovative, high-quality Finance services. Known for creating clarity, generating energy, and motivating teams to excel while driving service improvements.
• Expertise & Compliance: Extensive senior-level experience in financial management, strategy, and business partnering, with expertise in complex financial systems and large-scale budgets. Strong understanding of financial regulations, governance, and risk management, with a demonstrated ability to align financial plans to our business strategy and manage complex loan facility arrangements.
• Financial & Commercial Acumen: Strong commercial acumen and financial planning modelling skills, with the ability to clearly present complex information non-financial stakeholders. A strategic thinker with a track record of driving change, improving financial performance, and managing budgets, contracts, and partnerships.
• Service Improvement & Innovation: A strategic thinker who embraces technology, uses data insights, and delivers transformational change to enhance performance.

Interested?

Candidates should apply by sending a CV and covering letter via the contact form on our www.recruitment-thirteengroup.co.uk or by email to: [e-mail]

• The closing date for applications is Sunday 6 July.
• Preliminary Interviews will be held WC 14 July
• Final Panel Interviews will be held on Tuesday 22 July.

To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV in Word or PDF format (up to four pages maximum), along with a separate supporting statement in Word or PDF format (up to two pages maximum) that addresses the criteria set out in the role profile, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.

Applications must include the following:

• Full contact details.
• Names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees (we will ask your permission before contacting referees).
• Notification of any dates when you are not available (or where you may have difficulty with the timetable outlined).

At Tile Hill, we are committed to inclusion and accessibility. We champion and support all individuals to ensure everyone feels valued, listened to and motivated to get the very best out of each recruitment process and that processes are designed to meet the needs of individuals. If you have any specific requests and would like a confidential discussion with the Tile Hill team, then please email [e-mail].