Finance Manager

Palatine Talent; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee financial operations and lead a small team. This role involves business partnering with management, providing financial guidance, and managing monthly accounts. The ideal candidate will be a qualified finance professional with a strong background in management accounting and decision support. This innovative firm offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including hybrid working options, flexible hours, and excellent career development opportunities. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about driving financial performance, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

27 days holidays

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Training and development

Good career prospects

Life Assurance

Health Cash Plan

Discounted gym membership

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA or CIPFA or active studier considered.
• Previous experience in housing, construction, or property sectors required.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance team and manage monthly accounts production.
• Provide financial training and guidance to budget holders.
• Drive efficiencies and improvements in finance systems.

Skills

Finance Business Partnering

Management Accounting

Financial Analysis

Decision Support

Budget Management

Leadership

Education

CIMA

ACCA

ACA

CIPFA

Tools

Financial Management Systems

Job description

17th March, 2025

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 Managers 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.

An annual salary to £55k (some flexibility), 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.