3263Executive Director of Finance

Executive Director of Finance

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (LHP) is an organisation with huge potential. We're built on strong foundations and can positively impact the lives of thousands of people every day. We can only deliver this if we prepare for the future and make sure we have the relationships and business know how to meet the challenges, and deliver on the opportunities currently being presented to the social housing sector. Our commitment to our customers is unwavering— placing us at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that our voices shape our services

We're looking for a new Executive Director of Finance to be part of this journey. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the Executive Director of Finance will play a key role in ensuring the financial health and sustainability of the organisation, supporting a high-performance culture, strategic growth and contributing to the overall mission of providing high-quality housing for customers.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the teams and delivery plans for Financial Management, Strategic Planning and Development, Treasury and Investment Management, Risk and Assurance, Procurement and Performance and Business Insight. We want to build a senior team ready to lead people through change and demonstrate the behaviours and values that make social housing such a rewarding sector to work in. So, we are looking someone who will exemplify openness, visibility and collaboration, with a focus on coaching and developing your team and others in our organisation.

Some key responsibilities include:

Financial Strategy:

• Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with LHP's mission.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.

Treasury Management:

• Lead treasury operations, manage funding strategies, and maintain relationships with lenders and investors.

Risk and Assurance:

• Implement risk management frameworks, oversee internal audits, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Strategic Planning:

• Contribute to LHP's strategic planning, conduct financial due diligence for new opportunities, and support cross-departmental initiatives.

Performance Management:

• Develop KPIs, provide business insights, and report on financial and operational performance.

Leadership:

• Guide the Finance directorate, fostering a high-performance culture and promoting professional development.

Governance:

• Lead reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee and provide assurance to the Board and regulators.
• Play a key role in the executive team, contributing to executive decision-making, with collective responsibility to support and challenge other executive colleagues

LHP is looking to appoint an executive leader who has the following attributes:

• Ability to foster a high-performance, customer-centric culture within the Finance directorate.
• Provide collective leadership on the Executive team, drive business change initiatives, and represent LHP externally to enhance the organisation’s reputation.
• Proven track record of successfully managing a range of finance and business assurance services at a strategic level, in a complex customer-facing organisation.
• Experience of working in a regulated environment.
• Strong experience of developing finance and risk/business assurance strategy and plans.
• Substantial experience of being responsible for a risk management/ business assurance framework
• Experience working closely with Boards and committees.
• Track record of developing and sustaining effective external partnerships that add value.
• Leadership skills and the ability to coach, motivate and engage others.
• Ability to engage effectively with all levels including colleagues, customers and external stakeholders.
• Open to drawing upon innovation and business intelligence, research and best practice, in advising on options and opportunities.
• Ability to present data and information in clear and accessible ways to enable effective decision-making and tailoring of customer services.

About us:

We manage around 12,000 homes with a turnover of circa £50 million, supporting more than 20,000 people across the region. We are one of the largest employers in the region and they currently house more than 20,000 people. At LHP, we invest in our employees' development to enable them to realise their potential. We provide numerous opportunities for career progression and are committed to retaining our best talent.

If you are interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please get in touch with one of our consultants at Neemar Search. Tom Neely Director, 07384717939 – [email protected] or Eliot Jeffries Associate , 07985 791149 – [email protected]

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