Finance Manager

Public Sector; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Organisation bonus scheme

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Dolphin Living, a London-based affordable housing organisation, is hiring a Finance Manager – Property Management to own the financial management of its property portfolio. You will prepare monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts, and provide insightful analysis to challenge costs and support business decisions.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll work with Asset Management and Customer Services, manage cost reporting across properties and contribute to year-end processes

Qualifications

• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn financial information into clear, actionable insight.
• Experience within property, housing or another asset-focused environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial management of Dolphin Living’s property portfolio, acting as the main finance contact for property management costs and external managing agents.
• Prepare and deliver monthly management accounts and property performance reporting, including budgeting, forecasting, accruals, reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Analyse and challenge property and service charge costs, ensuring expenditure is accurate, appropriately allocated and aligned to budget.
• Lead property-by-property budgeting, working closely with the Financial Controller, Asset Management, and Customer Services teams.
• Develop and oversee project cost reporting, monitoring operational and capital expenditure and working with budget holders to identify and address potential overspends.
• Support the wider finance function, including year-end, statutory accounts, VAT, covenant reporting and improvements to financial analysis and reporting.

Skills

Management accounting

Variance analysis

Cost analysis

Stakeholder communication

Financial reporting

Education

Qualified or part-qualified Accountant

Job description

Finance Manager – Property Management | Dolphin Living

Salary: £55,000 – £60,000

Location: Victoria, London
Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the office
Contract type: Full time, permanent

Goodman Masson is delighted to be partnering exclusively with Dolphin Living to appoint a Finance Manager – Property Management.

This is a newly created opportunity within a growing finance team, offering an Accountant the chance to take ownership of property financial performance while developing their experience across management accounting, cost accounting and property finance.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll be the key finance contact for property management costs, working closely with Asset Management, Customer Services and external managing agents.

You’ll go beyond traditional month-end accounting by analysing property costs, challenging financial information, supporting budgets and forecasts, and providing insight that helps the organisation make better financial decisions.

You’ll be responsible for

• Owning the financial management of Dolphin Living’s property portfolio, acting as the main finance contact for property management costs and external managing agents
• Prepare and deliver monthly management accounts and property performance reporting, including budgeting, forecasting, accruals, reconciliations and variance analysis
• Analyse and challenge property and service charge costs, ensuring expenditure is accurate, appropriately allocated and aligned to budget
• Lead property-by-property budgeting, working closely with the Financial Controller, Asset Management, and Customer Services teams
• Develop and oversee project cost reporting, monitoring operational and capital expenditure and working with budget holders to identify and address potential overspends
• Support the wider finance function, including year-end, statutory accounts, VAT, covenant reporting and improvements to financial analysis and reporting.

About Dolphin Living

Dolphin Living is a London-based affordable housing organisation with 800+ homes across nine London boroughs, with a further 300 homes in the pipeline.

Their mission is to provide high-quality, affordable homes for working Londoners, helping people live closer to where they work while creating stable communities across the capital.

As the organisation continues to grow, so does its finance function. Making this an exciting time to join and have a genuine influence on how property performance and costs are managed.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for an accountant with a strong management accounting background who enjoys getting into the detail of costs and has the ability to build relationships both internally and externally.

Required experience

• Qualified or part-qualified Accountant
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
• Strong experience analysing and challenging costs, with an understanding of cost allocation and financial performance
• Confidence working with non-finance stakeholders and budget holders
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn financial information into clear, actionable insight
• Experience within property, housing or another asset-focused environment would be advantageous

What’s on offer?

• £55,000 – £60,000 salary
• Permanent, full-time position
• Victoria, London
• Hybrid working – currently 3 days per week in the office
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Competitive pension scheme
• Organisation bonus scheme