Finance Director

Location: Choice to work from home or from our office in Central London (SE1)
Salary: circa £106,000 per annum FTE, plus the opportunity to earn a bonus
Hours: Possibility to work full-time (35 hours/week) or part-time (28 hours/week

Are you looking for a job that understands the importance of balancing work and life and offers flexibility by allowing you to work from home and work four or five days a week?

Would you love to join a company where 93.1% of staff recently stated in an anonymous survey that they would recommend CDS as an employer?

Do you relish the opportunity to continue your career as a values-driven organisation that is innovating new ways for communities to control their housing?

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 registered provider of social housing, a managing agent for financial and housing management services to small housing co-operatives and we are innovating ways to increase the amount of community led housing in England.

We are seeking a skilled and authentic leader to become our new Finance Director. This experienced problem-solver will have an ACA, ACCA or equivalent financial qualification and will have experience working in social housing. The successful candidate will effectively oversee our finance department, which includes our Finance Transactions Team and Finance Reporting Team and provides financial services to CDS and our clients. They will inspire the teams they lead and will be a visible and active member of our Senior Management Team.

In return for your skill and experience, we offer the opportunity to primarily work from home, coming into the office about twice a month. We also are open to the possibility of a candidate who wants to work 28 or 35 hours per week. For more information, please check out our recruitment pack.

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,28th April 2025 at 9am

First interviews: Wednesday, 7th May 2025 (in person at our Central London offices)

Second interviews: Thursday, 15th May 2025 (in person at our Central London offices)