Welcome
“Thank you for your interest in the Director of Finance vacancy here at MSV.
We believe the person appointed will make a significant contribution to our organisation to ensure we deliver the best possible services to our customers.Our vision is to offer “places where everyone can flourish”, focusing on delivering reliable services and doing things better and differently. Your leadership will help shape financial strategies that enable us to build homes, tackle inequality, and create opportunities for all our customers across the North.
As Director of Finance, you won’t just manage numbers, you will shape the financial vision that underpins our growth and success. Working with the Finance Managers across Treasury and Investment, Reporting and Operations and Transaction services and being an active member of the Senior Leadership Team you will contribute to the overall success and achievement of our ambitious targets. They will lead on driving value for money throughout the organisation and support our Executive Director of Finance and Business Excellence, Executive Management Team and Board to develop and successfully implement financial strategy, policy, and standards. We are keen to hear from individuals with proven financial expertise, who are great leaders and who are able to identify, plan and deliver continuous improvement and change.
This is an exciting time to join MSV. If you’re ready to lead with purpose and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.”
Steve Aggett – Executive Director of Finance and Business Excellence
About MSV Housing
We are Mosscare St Vincent’s Housing Group – or MSV for short, a social landlord working across the Northwest of England.
We own and manage almost 9,000 homes in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
Our ethos and values place us right at the heart of communities, working with customers to deliver excellent landlord services and provide customers with a warm, safe home.
Keeping people safe is the most important thing we do!
We also focus on ensuring the customer voice is at the heart of a strong viable business. Engaging with customers and co-creating services means we can deliver a range of homes and services designed to meet the needs of a wide range of customers.
Our corporate strategy ‘The MSV Way’ commits to investing in People, Place and Performance with a focus on our Customer Promise “Healthy Homes and Fair and Friendly Services”. The consumer standards for social housing provide the framework for MSV to ensure we are delivering high quality services with clear pathways for customers to be involved and provide feedback on those services.
As well as a large range of family and single persons’ homes, we specialise in providing a safe and secure home for many marginalised people; for example, our Foyers for young people in Manchester and Blackburn and our schemes for care leavers, our Later Living schemes for the Over 55’s and HAPPi schemes designed specifically for older people, supported housing for those with specific circumstances, and specialist housing for homeless and rough sleepers. This is in addition to the modern sought-after properties we build for people across the North-west.
The MSV Way
The MSV Way is our business strategy for the three years.
Our plans are ambitions and set out our clear intentions to put customers first, provide homes that people can be proud of, and work in partnership with the community.
To learn more about The MSV Way, please click on the “more information” button.
Opportunity
To apply, please send us your CV by clicking the “Apply Now” button.
Alternatively, book in a call with Paul to find out more about the role.
Additional Information
First stage interview: 16th or 19th January (in person)
Final interview: 27th January (on-site)
Our office is based in Manchester:
7th Floor, Trafford House, Chester Rd, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester M32 0RS
Meet the Consultant
Paul Bamford
Project Lead
Paul is a Principal Consultant within Castlefield’s Public Sector Finance Division, delivering interim and permanent recruitment solutions on a national basis across the Social Housing sector. He brings a comprehensive understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape, enabling him to partner with organisations to deliver high-quality, strategic recruitment outcomes. Recognised for his consultative approach, strong market insight, and a commitment to building long-term relationships, he specialises in connecting RPs with skilled Finance professionals who drive value for money, efficiency, and sustainable impact.
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