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- Wandle's current Executive Director of Finance is retiring in July.
- The search for a successor is underway.
About Our Client
Wandle is a housing association with over 7,000 homes across nine vibrant south London boroughs providing homes for rent (social and affordable), shared ownership, and supported housing.
Wandle's plans for the future are ambitious. Building new homes and investing significantly in its existing properties, ensuring they are places that residents feel proud to call home. Wandle is an organisation focusing on solutions to deliver positive outcomes.
You would be joining an organisation with a relatively new CEO and two new Executive Team members. With a new strategy launching in April 2025, you'll be instrumental in driving Wandle's ambitious plans.
Wandle are looking for an Executive Director, Finance to join the forward-thinking Executive Team. The retiring Executive Director leaves a strong legacy, creating an opportunity to lead a high-performing finance team, with the potential to oversee the shared service subsidiary providing procurement services to other housing associations.
Job Description:
- Financial stewardship - Leading business critical functions: treasury, business planning, financial accounting and processing services, and procurement; strengthening Wandle's financial position leading to the ongoing protection of its viability and investment standing
- Strategic leadership - Leading on the delivery of Wandle's new Corporate Strategy and financial plan with the Executive Team and the Board
- Customer driven decisions - Being instrumental in overseeing the use of financial insight and feedback to drive a truly customer-led approach to effective decision making
- Robust assurance - Managing the finance function to deliver robust financial controls, improving performance, and mitigating risks
The Successful Applicant
What you will need:
- Leadership - Executive experience or held a senior management position with regular exposure to the Executive Team. Leading a finance and treasury team with the ability to lead and inspire a diverse workforce
- Strategic thinker - the ability to lead financial planning in an evolving organisation, working with teams across the organisation
- Performance driven - demonstrate a cross-organisational solution focused approach to achieving high-performance and achieving better outcomes for Wandle's customers
- Qualified accountant - CCAB or equivalent qualified accountant with a proven track record of achievement
The ideal candidate will have worked in social housing or other relevant industries.
Wandle is evolving every day, making this the perfect time to join. This is a unique opportunity to work for an organisation that is well-run, customer-focused, and committed to improving service delivery.
What's on Offer
Circa £140,000 to £160,000 and excellent benefits.
Closing date for the role is 6th February 2025.
Contact: Elizabeth Campion
Quote job ref: JN-012025-6644877Z.
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Page Executive.
