Reference - 168925
Interim Head of Finance
Birmingham
£62000 per annum
37.5 hours per week
9 Months FTC
18th June 2026
About the role
Reporting to the Executive Lead - Finance, you will effectively lead the Finance Team to ensure we provide a reliable and flexible finance service that supports Trident's operational and strategic goals whilst maintaining strong financial controls. As a Head of Service, you will contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives and to ensure all activities are conducted with the highest levels of professionalism, integrity and accountability. To proactively support the organisation in maintaining G1 status, remaining fully informed of, and compliant with, all relevant regulatory and governance standards.
What you'll be doing
* Ensure accounts are compliant with latest financial standards
* Managing financial transaction team ensuring timely and accurate Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger and Rent accounting.
* Ensuring timely and accurate regulatory returns are submitted to the Regulator of Social Housing and ensuring compliance with the Rent Standard.
* Manage VAT and Corporation Tax returns
* Meeting governance and internal control requirements to maintain our G1 rating with the regulator
* Ensuring that effective budgetary control is maintained, including a robust budget setting process, effective budget monitoring and regular management accounts to investigate and explain financial performance
* Ensure delivery of rent and service charge budgets that are timely accurate and meet best practice guidelines
* Drive improvement on operating performance. Providing key information that feeds into the 30-year financial plan
* Assist with funding strategies and delivery of new loan facilities
* Producing financial analysis to evaluate the risks and benefits of new business proposals
* Responsible for the identification and management of Finance-related risks, and the monitoring of golden rules
Who we're looking for?
* Qualified Accountant with solid post qualification experience. Delivered success statutory and audit outcomes.
* Evidence of driving strong performance in a similar team
* Can demonstrate relevant sector knowledge and apply it effectively to drive positive outcomes for Trident
* Strong interpersonal skills to enable effective liaison with internal and external clients
* Good knowledge of Excel and other MS packages and a sound knowledge of finance and reporting systems
* Knowledge of housing systems
Why join us?
This is not just a 'job' this is the feeling of knowing that you are part of something bigger and being able to go home each day with job satisfaction and pride in what is achieved by Trident Group every day. Our purpose is putting people and communities at the heart of our services and the safe homes we provide. To deliver against our purpose we will be:
* Trustworthy
* Collaborative
* Accountable
* People Focused
* Caring in all we do
The benefits
* 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
* A day off for your birthday
* 4 days off when you move home
* Life assurance (3 x salary)
* Employee Assistance programme & wellbeing programme
* Flexible Working options
* Learning & Development opportunities
We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a trauma informed organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope.
Disability Inclusive Recruitment
We have committed to:
* Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
* Communicating and promoting vacancies
* Offering an interview to disabled people
* Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
* Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
* At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people