Head of Finance (Service Charge)
Contract: 12-18 month fixed term contract
Location: Bruce Kenrick House, 2 Killick Street, London N1 9FL
Salary: £85,831 to £95,368 per annum for 40 hours per week.
What you'll do
Are you an experienced service charge finance leader ready to shape strategy at scale? This is a pivotal opportunity to lead and modernise a high-profile service charge function within one of London's largest housing associations.
As Head of Finance (Service Charge), you will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of our service charge finance function. You will ensure that service charges are fair, accurate, transparent, and fully compliant with legislation, while driving financial efficiency and sustainable income recovery across the organisation.
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Reporting into senior Finance leadership, you will play a critical role in strengthening financial governance, improving the resident experience, and delivering meaningful transformation across systems and processes. This is a highly visible leadership role requiring both technical expertise and the ability to build trusted partnerships across Finance, Operations, Legal, and Resident Services.
As a senior member of the Finance team, you will champion a culture of customer centricity, accountability, and continuous improvement .
How you'll do it
Set and deliver the strategic direction for all service charge finance activities, aligning with organisational objectives, regulatory requirements, and best practice .
Drive income recovery and cost efficiency across all tenures, balancing financial sustainability with resident affordability .
Lead and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, fostering accountability, learning, and continuous improvement .
Build strong, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure joined-up and effective service charge management .
Oversee the provision of clear, accurate, and timely service charge communications to residents, reinforcing a customer-first approach .
Ensure effective use of financial systems (including D365) and reporting tools (such as Power BI) to deliver high-quality data, insight, and performance reporting .
Lead transformation initiatives to modernise service charge processes, improve operational interfaces, and embed digital innovation where appropriate.
The ideal candidate
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.
Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
Essential:
CCAB-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent)
Deep understanding of service charge legislation and financial regulation .
Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and driving performance improvement
Extensive experience of business partnering with non-finance colleagues to influence and shape outcomes .
Strong strategic thinking capability, including financial modelling and interpretation of complex data .
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience engaging at Executive level .
Advanced Excel skills and experience using financial systems such as D365 and BI tools such as Power BI
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What's in it for you?
Once you join us, you'll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You'll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.
Benefits include:
Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
Generous pension scheme
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
Health cash plan
Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
Cycle to work scheme.
Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
All about us
Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff. For more information on what we do and what makes us different please
We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.
To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit:
Selection Process
Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now Closing date is 06 March 2026.
Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessment
Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview
Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via
If you are successful and are offered this role with us, this offer will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks, including checks of your public online presence and public social media profiles. If you have any questions about what this will involve, please speak to a member of the HR Team.
NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.