Overview

Title: Head of Finance - Performance Reporting

Contract Type: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract, Full-Time, 35 hours

Salary: £90,480 per annum to £100,207 per annum (London weighted salary) or £79,245 per annum to £88,568 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience

Grade: 13

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 17th October 2025

Interview Date: 23rd October 2025 in person at L&Q Stratford office

Please click here for the role profile Head of Finance - Performance Reporting Role Profile.docx

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Your impact in the role

You will report directly to the Director of Finance - Reporting & Monitoring and lead a close knit, motivated a highly performing and engaged team of finance professionals. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Financial Operations & Decision Support: Lead budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and cost management to ensure accurate, timely financial operations that enable informed decision-making across the business.
• Insight & Business Planning: Partner with strategy leaders to translate financial performance into actionable insights, supporting business plans through cost analysis and funding assessments.
• Budgeting & Forecasting Cycles: Coordinate annual and quarterly financial planning, ensuring alignment between operational budgets and cashflow forecasts with clear assumptions and rigorous reviews.
• Controls & Compliance: Maintain strong financial governance through effective policies, internal controls, and risk management practices across day-to-day activities.
• Team Leadership & Systems Improvement: Develop finance colleagues professionally, foster a high-performing team culture, and drive improvements in systems, workflows, and stakeholder communication.

What you'll bring

• Technical Expertise: Professionally qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) with strong knowledge of capital expenditure and investment appraisal techniques; sector-specific experience is helpful but not essential.
• Leadership & Team Management: Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams, delegate effectively, and foster a positive team culture.
• Commercial & Analytical Skills: Strong financial analysis and commercial awareness to support strategic decision-making and organisational goals.
• Communication & Influence: Clear communicator capable of engaging senior stakeholders and presenting complex financial information in an accessible way.
• Planning & Systems Proficiency: Skilled in managing priorities and risks, with proficiency in business software and financial tools to support analysis and reporting.

A Recruitment Advocate will join this recruitment process as a panel member. This is part of an internal scheme supporting our recruitment process to be fair, transparent and consistent, particularly at senior levels.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

About L&Q

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties in their home, and we, proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more.

At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!

Salary range

• £79,425 - £100,207 per year