Finance Director - National Housing Bank in Newcastle upon Tyne

The National Housing Bank (NHB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Homes England, sits at the heart of the Government’s ambition to accelerate housing delivery, regeneration and local growth, combining public purpose with market‑facing investment capability at scale. We are now looking for a Finance Director to join the Homes England Finance Team and the NHB Executive Leadership Team, acting as a core member and providing authoritative executive leadership across finance, commercial strategy and financial governance.

We are looking for someone that can bring their proven capability in strategic, business and financial planning. They will be leading a dedicated NHB business partnering finance team, they will act as the principal financial adviser to the NHB Chief Executive and Board, with responsibility for safeguarding public funds, enabling commercial delivery and ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the Bank.

About the role

As Finance Director you will directly support the NHB Chief Executive’s responsibilities as Accounting Officer. You will play a critical role in ensuring that NHB maintains robust systems of financial control, assurance, risk management and value for money assessment. You will also, where agreed, deputise for the NHB Chief Executive in internal and external forums, committees and stakeholder settings, exercising judgement and authority consistent with Executive Director status.

In order to be successful in the role you will need to be a highly credible, market facing Finance Director and will need to develop a strong command of Government public finance frameworks, including Managing Public Money, parliamentary accountability and Government budgeting and accounting rules. The role sits within the Homes England CFO Directorate but will operate as part of the NHB Exec leadership, therefore we are looking for someone who is comfortable with matrix/group structure working practices.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Executive financial leadership.
• Commercial, balance sheet and capital leadership.
• Planning, performance and reporting.
• Accounting officer support, governance and assurance.
• Leadership, team and deputization responsibilities.

About you

To be successful in this role you will be a highly credible Finance Director who can engage confidently with investors, lenders, counterparties and delivery partners and be confident providing challenge to the Executive Leadership Team, CEO and Board.

Key skills and knowledge:

• Fully qualified CCAB accountant (or equivalent qualification/experience) with significant experience operating at Executive Committee or Board level.
• Strong track record as a commercial, market facing Finance Director or equivalent, with experience of complex transactions, investment structures and balance sheet management in the Real Estate Sector.
• Demonstrable leadership high functioning teams, with the ability to get the best from limited but high impact resources.
• Ability to operate confidently in a public sector environment, with the intellectual capability and curiosity to master Government public finance rules, accountability frameworks and parliamentary processes.
• Deep understanding of corporate finance, development or investment finance, asset–liability management and financial risk management.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, exercise independent judgement and provide constructive challenge at pace.
• Clear, credible communicator able to translate complex financial issues into practical advice and decisions at Board, Ministerial and senior stakeholder level.
• Proven ability to deliver process and technology transformation.

Who are we?

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency. We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

What we offer

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/home based model.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities. Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country.

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.