Job Description

Provide strategic financial insight and support for complex housing services and large social housing contracts.
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and in-year financial reporting across core service and housing-related areas.
Act as a strategic partner to senior leaders, providing challenge, insight, and direction on financial performance.
Deliver cost-focused financial projects, including efficiency reviews, cost base analysis, and strategic resource allocation.
Support commercial and financial modelling for tenders, re-tenders, and large social housing contract negotiations.
Lead on cost centre and P&L performance reviews, ensuring corrective actions are identified, implemented, and tracked.
Provide financial input into the design and mobilisation of new services, ensuring cost structures are sustainable.
Promote financial literacy across operational teams, ensuring resources are aligned to strategic and contractual priorities.
Lead financial partnering across high-volume social housing services.Drive financial insight to strengthen sustainable service delivery.
Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) with 5+ years' post-qualified experience.
Strong track record in senior business partnering and cost management.
Must have experience within a large housing association or local government housing department.
Experience working with or overseeing large social housing contracts is essential.
Proven experience leading value-for-money, efficiency, or cost-transformation projects.
Commercially minded, analytically strong, and confident influencing senior stakeholders.
Collaborative, proactive, and aligned with the organisation's social mission.
Our client is a national charity focused on creating positive social change for disadvantaged communities. With a strong values-driven approach, they deliver impactful services that support inclusion, opportunity, and long-term outcomes. This is an opportunity to join an organisation where purpose, compassion, and integrity guide every decision.
Permanent role.
Up to 75,000 salary.
Generous holiday allowance + bank holidays.
Hybrid working - 1 day per week in the central Birmingham office.
Investment in professional development.

Skills Required