Chief Finance & IT Infrastructure Officer                          

Westward Housing Group is one of the leading housing associations in the Southwest. With 7,500 homes spanning Devon and Cornwall, we deliver services to around 20,000 customers, and we want to do more to help our customers and the communities we serve. The Regulator of Social Housing recently inspected us and rated us G1, V1 and C1. This recognises our strength, something we want to leverage to help us grow and help our customers more. If you have the passion and energy to join the leadership of an ambitious organisation at a pivotal moment of change, then we want to hear from you.

Job Details:
Lead the financial strength and digital resilience of Westward. In this high-impact executive role, you’ll shape the strategy for finance, treasury, procurement, audit, pensions, insurance, performance and IT infrastructure—making sure we have the resources, insight and systems to deliver on our ambitions.

You’ll be at the heart of key decisions, working with the Chief Executive and Executive Team to secure funding, manage risk, drive value for money and keep Westward strong, compliant and future-focused. You’ll also lead our IT Infrastructure team to strengthen cyber security, modernise systems and support great services for our customers and colleagues.

We urge you to take a look at our recruitment pack for further details about Westward and this exciting role. If those important things like our values and vision resonate with you, and you see yourself as having the approach and depth of experience that we are seeking, then please follow the instructions within the pack on how to apply and who to contact for an informal discussion.

Remuneration is Circa £155,000 plus many great benefits.

Closing date – 22^nd June 2026

First Interviews – 6^th/7^th July and Second Interviews 16^th July 2026 in person at Templar House, TQ12 4PH

Please complete your online application via our website here: Online application & Recruitment Pack