Finance Manager

12th January, 2026

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to join a well-established, award winning, Housing Association on the outskirts of Manchester.

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, and managing a small finance team, your remit will include:

Responsibilities

• Finance Business partnering with management and budget holders
• Providing comprehensive financial information and advice.
• Leading the operational finance business partnering team.
• Managing the production of the monthly management accounts and business partnering packs for all entities within the organisation.
• Encouraging innovation to deliver better ways of working.
• Analysis and explanation of variance to budget.
• Leading and management of the annual budgets.
• Proactively drive efficiencies across the organisation.
• Creation, implementation, and maintenance of efficient and effective systems and tools for full financial management and control.
• Review of payroll costs.
• Providing financial training and guidance to budget holders.
• Identifying opportunities for income generation.
• Identifying key trends and issues affecting financial performance.
• Providing pro-active, future focused decision support to Directorates.
• Driving improvement within finance systems and processes.

Qualifications

Applicants will ideally be fully qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA or CIPFA or a later stage active studier although non-qualified Finance Mangers with the required experience will also be considered. Due to the business partnering element, previous experience from the housing, construction, property sector - or similar - is required. This role would suit a self-motivated finance professional, able to forge strong business relationships at all levels to board level, who can manage effectively and who thrives on autonomy, business change and a culture of continuous improvement. Previous supervisory experience is essential as is comprehensive management accounting experience and decision support experience (providing technical financial advice at a corporate level). You should also have a good understanding of the relevant legislation and accounting principles, such as FRS102 and SORP, and ideally social housing legislation.

Benefits

An annual salary of £54k to £60k, is complemented with benefits including 27 days holidays (increasing by 1 per years' service), Hybrid working (Min 2 days office), Flexible working, Good career prospects, Training and development, A very good pension (employer contribution 1.5X that of employee to max 15%), Life Assurance, Health Cash Plan, Discounted gym membership, Free Parking and an excellent working environment and culture.

Location & Working

Applicants must have full and indefinite eligibility to work in the UK (through being a UK citizen or having gained ILR) and should live within a sensible commute of Manchester (west).

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