Finance Manager

Scottish Rail Holdings Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (plus 11.5 Public

Rail Staff Travel on ScotRail

Rail Leisure travel on Caledonian Slee

HAPI Benefits membership discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Scottish Rail Holdings is seeking a Finance Manager to provide finance management support across SRH, with responsibility for financial analysis, reporting, oversight, and challenge.

The role includes oversight and review of Train Operators’ periodic reporting packs, budgets, and forecasts, delivering insight on financial performance and value for money, and preparing board papers for review by the Financial Controller.

Responsibilities

• Provide finance management support across SRH, with responsibility for financial analysis, reporting, oversight, and challenge.
• Oversee Train Operators periodic reporting packs, budgets, and forecasts, offering insight on financial performance, risks, opportunities, and value for money.
• Ensure the quality and timeliness of Grant in Aid requests to Transport Scotland.
• Consolidate and interpret financial data for SRH and prepare clear, decision-focused SRH Finance Board papers.
• Provide line management to a Finance Assistant handling routine finance administration including invoices and purchase orders.

Job description

Scottish Rail Holdings (SRH) is a limited company and public body in Scotland with accountability to Scottish Government Ministers for the delivery of rail passenger services in support of the Scottish Government’s objectives as set out in the National Transport Strategy. We are focused on delivering a safe, reliable, and green railway for our passengers and guests, while providing value for money for the taxpayer.

SRH has oversight of the governance and performance of two subsidiary train operating companies: ScotRail Trains Limited (ScotRail) and Caledonian Sleeper Limited (CSL). We are also part of a group of stakeholders known as Scotland’s Railway, which includes infrastructure manager Network Rail Scotland, cross border train operating companies, statutory bodies, and suppliers. SRH commenced operations in April 2022, when ScotRail was taken into public ownership.

At Scottish Rail Holdings, our core values of Respect, Champion Ambition, Integrity, Celebrate Diversity and Growing Togetherunderpin everything we do. We believe that fostering a respectful and collaborative working environment is essential in supporting our employees’ contributions and wellbeing. SRH is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve.

THE ROLE

This Finance Manager will provide finance management support across SRH, with responsibility for financial analysis, reporting, oversight, and challenge. They will provide oversight and review for the Train Operators periodic reporting packs, budgets, and forecasts, providing insight on financial performance, risks, opportunities, and value for money.

The Finance Manager will be accountable for the quality and timeliness of periodic Grant in Aid requests to Transport Scotland, the consolidation and interpretation of financial data for SRH, and the preparation of clear, decision-focused SRH Finance Board papers for review by the SRH Financial Controller.

Routine finance administration, including invoice processing, purchase order administration and initial transactional preparation, will be supported by a Finance Assistant, with the Finance Manager providing Line management.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 25 days annual leave (plus 11.5 Public / Privilege holidays)
• Rail Staff Travel on Scotrail for yourself.
• Rail Leisure travel on Caledonian Sleeper for you and eligible family members
• HAPI Benefits membership offering discounts at selected retailers, hospitality venues, and gyms etc.
• Employee Assistance Programme providing 24/7 assistance.

Stage 1 Interviews will be held week commencing 05 October 2026, with a Stage 2 interview expected week commencing 12 October 2026.

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