Finance Manager - Transactions - Community Led Housing : Job Details

CDS is a unique organisation with an unusual mission - to provide, support and promote community-led housing and co-operation - so that more people can shape the things that matter most to them. We are a social landlord in our own right, with more than 820 rented and shared ownership homes. Alongside that, we are the largest co-op services agency in the South East, providing landlord finance and governance expertise as a service provider to over 30 housing co-ops and their 1,800 homes. We are also a promoter of co-operation and Community Led Housing, setting aside a proportion of our surplus each year to invest in projects and ideas that can help to scale up the sector to expand the use of co-operation as an effective and empowering business model.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced manager to become our new Finance Manager - Transactions. This experienced problem-solver will have an ACA, ACCA or equivalent financial qualification (or partial qualification) and will effectively oversee our Finance Transactions Team, which includes accounts payable, accounts receivable and rent accounting and provides service to CDS and our clients. You will inspire the team you lead and will be a visible and active member of the broader management team at CDS. You will be responsible for ensuring our internal controls are in place and operating effectively, that we fulfil our contractual obligations to our clients and to suppliers by making payments on time and that a culture of continuous improvement in embedded in your team.

Our values are:

UnityWe work as one team, with one reputationTrustWe thrive to be reliable, fair and to act with integrityIntentionWe know why we do things, we have plans and we monitor themImpactWe care about the impact we have on othersCollaborationWe achieve more when we work with othersCommunicationWe seek understanding as a basis for win/win solutionsKindnessWe are brave and honest, facing difficult issues with empathy

These values drive everything we do, and we expect the same from you. With a strong sense of accountability and integrity, you will make decisions with intention and tirelessly pursue facts, resolve complex issues and go toward difficult things, seeking always to leave things better than you found them. Apart from the opportunity to make your mark at CDS by serving as Finance Manager - Transactions and getting to prove your ability to make quantitative improvements in our Finance Transactions Team, we offer a competitive salary, bonus scheme and generous benefits. We take our employee engagement seriously and will invest in your development and training. Furthermore, we offer the ability to primarily work from home, with a minimum expectation that you come into the office twice a month. We maintain space at our Central London office for those who prefer to work away from home, as well.

We are actively working toward becoming an anti-racist and inclusive organisation, open to challenge and learning in all our work. We are committed to looking for all kinds of talent to build a diverse workforce that represents the people we serve and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Closing date: Monday 13th January 2025 at 9am

First interviews: Wednesday 22nd January 2025 (virtual)

Second interviews: Tuesday 28th January 2024 (in person at our Central London offices)