Sue O'Neill, Finance & Resources Director

Sue joined Merlin as Finance Director in October 2006, just prior to the transfer of South Gloucestershire Council’s housing stock to Merlin to put the funding arrangements in place and to shape finance and ICT systems and processes.  In October 2011 she was appointed to the role of Finance & Resources Director, which has seen her remit increase, and now includes Finance & Procurement, ICT, HR & Communications and Business Improvement & Assurance.

Sue has a wealth of experience and broad expertise having worked in finance for over 25 years within a variety of private and not for profit businesses.  Sue began her career working for Hazlewoods, a Gloucestershire accountancy firm and after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, moved in to the private sector working as the Financial Controller for Pennant International.  With over 15 years of senior management and housing experience, Sue’s career in housing started in 1997, first joining Housing 21, a national housing and care provider for older people, as their South West Finance & Systems Manager.  Following this, Sue joined Cambridge Housing Society as their Finance Director, where she was actively involved for five years as part of the Executive team in delivering substantial growth within the organisation and in developing and delivering strategies to increase its financial capacity.