About The Role

In line with its continued growth, Co-operative Housing Ireland seeks to recruit for its newly created Head of Finance position. Reporting to the Director of Finance, the successful candidate will lead a dedicated finance team and play a central role in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial information across a multi-entity organisation managing almost 7,000 homes nationwide. 

This is a senior leadership position with significant scope and responsibility, overseeing financial accounting, reporting, controls, treasury operations, and regulatory compliance. The Head of Finance will work closely with the Executive Management Team, Board, external auditors, lenders, and regulators, and will be instrumental in driving finance systems transformation and continuous improvement as the organisation continues to grow.

This influential role demands strong technical accounting skills, excellent leadership capability, and a genuine commitment to the values and social mission of the housing sector. The ideal candidate will bring experience of financial control in a large, regulated environment and the ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

For more information, please download a detailed candidate briefing document here.

About Co-operative Housing Ireland

Co-operative Housing Ireland is the national organisation representing, promoting and developing co-operative housing in Ireland. Since our foundation in 1973 we have provided over 9,708 homes through homeownership, shared ownership and social rented co-operatives. 

As an Approved Housing Body (AHB), we work with various stakeholders in the housing sector, including Local Authorities, Government, aspiring homeowners, tenants and developers. With our membership of democratically controlled local co-operatives, we now manage close to 7,000 homes across Ireland. 

For more information, please visit https://www.cooperativehousing.ie/