Director of Finance and Treasury in Birmingham

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our Senior Leadership Team within a high-performing organisation and play a pivotal role in shaping our strategic aims for the next four years as we launch our 2026 to 2030 Business Strategy. Citizen is a not-for-profit social housing provider. We own and manage around 30,000 homes across the West Midlands and have been serving communities since 1964, building a rich history along the way. Our mission is to provide homes that are a foundation for life and to build strong, thriving communities.

As our new Finance Director, you will lead the entire Finance function across Citizen. Your responsibilities will include Financial Control and Reporting, Treasury, Taxation, rent and service charge setting, and Value for Money reporting. This role goes beyond finance. You’ll be a highly effective people leader who inspires, supports, and develops your Directorate to be a high-performing and engaged team, ensuring the best possible service for our customers.

We’re proud of what we’ve achieved but we’re not stopping here. We’re committed to continuous improvement, ensuring every customer feels heard, respected, and valued. Feedback is central to creating meaningful and lasting change, and our next Finance Director will play a key role in driving this progress. Citizen is investing in ambitious regeneration projects, building much-needed homes across the West Midlands, and investing in our existing homes. Balancing these priorities is essential to ensuring everyone has an affordable and comfortable place to call home, and you will be instrumental in achieving this.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional to join Citizen and become part of our Senior Leadership Team. Together with our Executive Leadership Team, which is 16 people strong, you will take collective responsibility for ensuring Citizen meets its strategic and operational priorities while championing equality, diversity, and inclusion.

If our values and behaviours resonate with you, and you are committed to creating a positive, supportive, and collaborative working environment while excelling technically, we would love to hear from you.

Application Process

Please submit an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) and covering letter quoting reference number: ema503. We also request that you complete an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form which can be downloaded here. Any information collated from the Equality and Diversity Recruitment Monitoring Forms will not be used as part of the selection process and will be treated as strictly confidential. Please return your application by the closing date, to our retained consultants at ema consultancy Ltd.

How to Apply

It is important that your CV highlights supporting evidence of how your previous experience and skills relate to the criteria outlined in the Job Description. Within your CV, please supply the following: Full name and postal address; Work and home telephone number, mobile number and email address; Current Memberships of relevant professional associations/Institutes and dates. Your covering letter (maximum of 3 pages) should convey why you are attracted to the role describing how your relevant experience and skills will help Citizen map out and deliver their future purpose, direction and priorities. The covering letter is considered an important aspect of your application and will be used to assess your motivation for the role.

Closing date: 5 January 2026