Chief Financial Officer
The Roles:
Alliance Homes
The Client:
Alliance Homes is an ambitious housing association that owns and manages over 7000 homes, 1600 other properties and offers a range of support services to their communities. They operate primarily in North Somerset, with some activities in the surrounding local authority areas.
Alliance Homes were seeking a Chief Financial Officer. They entrusted us to conduct the search based on our proven success in placing senior leaders for similar organisations. This marked the start of our collaboration with Alliance Homes, and we were eager to identify a CFO who could help translate their strategic vision into results.
While several candidates met the technical requirements of the role, one candidate demonstrated a combination of expertise, experience, and cultural compatibility. We were particularly impressed by their ability to translate financial strategy into tangible results. Based on our assessment, we recommended Jon McMahon for the CFO position, a decision that was unanimously supported by the Alliance Homes leadership team.
Jon McMahon is a skilled relationship builder with over two decades of financial leadership experience. His extensive property development expertise, combined with an entrepreneurial nature, makes him an ideal fit for Alliance Homes. As Finance Director at PG Group, Mr McMahon was instrumental in the delivery of landmark regeneration and new build projects, including the Carriage Works development in Bristol. His experience securing funding for key projects will help Alliance Homes achieve their long-term objectives.
Helen Grantham, Director of People at Alliance Homes, commented:
“We were extremely pleased with our first experience partnering with Moon. Vanessa was committed to understanding our organisation to get the right cultural fit.”
The CFO at Alliance Homes is responsible for maximising organisational success through resource management. This encompasses ensuring robust financial reporting, monitoring, and forecasting systems, as well as developing and executing financial strategies that directly support organisational objectives. Alliance Homes sought an inspirational leader with a strategic mindset and a proven ability to drive transformative change. The ideal candidate would possess exceptional commercial acumen and a track record of optimising operational and business performance.
Our search campaign set out to identify candidates with financial expertise who would fit seamlessly into Alliance Homes’ ambitious culture and align with their values. To ensure a comprehensive understanding of Alliance Homes’ needs, Vanessa Moon, our Founding Director, engaged with the leadership team. These discussions encompassed the organisation's values, short- and long-term objectives, and a detailed review of the CFO brief. This thorough understanding enabled us to build a bespoke search campaign, employing targeted headhunting and advertising, followed by a multi-stage interview process.
Vanessa Moon, commented:
“This campaign was particularly engaging, offering a valuable opportunity to delve into Alliance Homes' distinct culture and develop a search strategy aligned with their core values and specific requirements. The calibre of candidates discovered was impressive, and we are thrilled with the appointment of Jon McMahon, who is an ideal match for the organisation.”
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