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:

• 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.

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 FRS
102 and SORP, and ideally social housing legislation.

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.

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).