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Director of Finance & Governance
Dundee (with travel across the operating area)
c.£78,000 plus £4,300 car allowance

Caledonia Housing Association has the vision of providing “Homes and Services that make life better”.

Operating across 8 local authorities, the Caledonia Group manages over 5,000 affordable homes and offers services to c.1,500 private owners. Established in 2011 the Group is now made up of of three RSLs; Caledonia, Cordale and Bellsmyre. The Group is committed to tackling inequality and housing needs across the Highlands, Tayside, Perthshire and Dunbartonshire. Considerable growth has been achieved since the group was established, creating more efficient services and processes through collaboration and innovation.

Caledonia Group has recently launched its ambitious business transformation programme fittingly branded as Customer 1st. The aim is to revolutionise the customer service provided by Caledonia, strengthening process and procedures to create an engaging and expert customer service which empowers staff to deliver excellence.

The new Director of Finance and Governance will lead and manage the finance function for the Group, ensuring appropriate treasury and risk management to deliver on the Groups ambitious business plans. Value for money is a key priority within the RSL Sector, delivering financial services to the business with a customer focus will be essential to achieve desired results.

The post holder will have full responsibility of maintaining a robust governance framework to meet regulatory and legislative requirements and support the Chief Executive, Executive Management Team and Board to provide effective advice, guidance and evaluations of all strategies, projects and financial plans.

This key position for Caledonia Housing Group will play an integral role in the development and delivery of the Groups business objectives. The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant and have significant experience of operating at a senior level. They will also be an innovative, personable and resilient individual who can empower staff to deliver excellence in service provision, customer focus and high-performance results.

Caledonia Housing Association is now embarking on a journey of change and innovation, making this is a unique opportunity within the sector to join a forward thinking organisation utilising commercial intelligence to deliver excellent value for money and customer service. An ambitious individual who brings new ideas and strong management experience would thrive within this role.

For a confidential discussion contact Nigel Fortnum or Mike Orr on 0141 212 7555.

Further information on the organisation and the role is available at www.aspenpeople.co.uk/caledoniaha

To apply please complete the short form below and upload your CV and supporting statement.

Closing date: Monday 13th May 2019