Chief Financial Officer

As CFO, you will shape NHG’s strategic financial direction to support its mission of delivering affordable, quality homes across London. You’ll lead treasury, funding and planning, guiding governance and regulatory compliance while driving a transformation agenda with the Executive Team. Your work will strengthen financial resilience, enable capital investment, and improve value for residents and communities. This is a high-impact role at one of London’s largest charitable housing associations, offering strategic influence and meaningful social outcomes.

• Set strategic financial direction and advise the Board on finance, risk and investment decisions
• Lead treasury, funding and long-term business planning with lenders and investors
• Ensure robust financial governance, regulatory returns, and a clean statutory audit
• Drive a period of improvement by strengthening governance and value-for-money
• Build a high-performing, inclusive finance function aligned to resident-focused outcomes

• Senior finance leadership in a large, complex organisation, ideally in social housing, infrastructure, utilities, healthcare or other regulated environments
• Strong expertise in strategic finance, treasury and funding, including planning and risk management
• Proven track record of leading transformational change and improving performance
• Experience working with Boards, Executive Teams and external stakeholders providing clear financial guidance
• Inclusive leadership, communication and influencing skills with ability to build high-performing teams and relationships across the organisation

• Inclusive leadership
• Effective communication
• Influencing and stakeholder engagement
• Strategic finance
• Treasury and funding
• Financial planning and risk management