A CITY housing provider is celebrating after being nominated for a regional award.

Sanctuary Housing, has been shortlisted in the Shared Service Centre of the Year award in this year's West Midlands Finance Awards.

The social housing and care provider was nominated for "the strength of processes and people"

Jon Fellows, Sanctuary's head of corporate shared services, said: "Our Shared Service Centre has been a real success, enabling us to offer efficient and coordinated services, based on actual demand and tailored to business need.

“We’re very proud to be nominated for this award and would like to thank the team working there and everyone involved in the development of the centre for their efforts in making this happen."

The West Midlands Finance Awards, organised by specialist recruitment firm Robert Walters Group, celebrate the outstanding achievements and dedication of finance professionals and businesses across the region.

The winners of this year’s West Midlands Finance Awards will be revealed during a ceremony in Birmingham on 5 December.

For more about the awards, go to www.robertwalters.co.uk/finance-awards.html