Interim Finance Manager

Cy Resourcing; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks an interim Finance Manager for a Housing Association in Salford on a three-month fixed contract. You will support financial decision-making, manage budgets, and collaborate with the property department. The ideal candidate is a part or qualified accountant with strong analytical skills. This role offers a salary up to £39,862pa and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Salary up to £39,862pa

Initial three-month contract with potential extension

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experienced finance professional driven to improve services.
• Ability to provide financial advice and guidance at all levels.
• Housing Sector experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the property department to understand their activities.
• Deliver high quality monthly management accounts.
• Provide variance analysis to inform decision making.
• Support budget holders to develop robust budgets.
• Assist with scenario planning and financial modelling.

Skills

Financial analysis

Effective communication

Excel proficiency

Education

Part or qualified accountant (AAT, ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA)

Job description

Overview

CY Executive Resourcing are actively seeking an interim Finance Manager on behalf of our Housing Association client for an initial three-month fixed term contract.

As Finance Manager you will work closely with Directors and Service Managers, providing insight, challenge, and support to help the organisation achieve its strategic aims. You will play a key part in shaping budgets, driving value for money, and making sure financial decisions are clear and meaningful to both finance and nonfinance colleagues. Working alongside your finance colleagues, you'll also help build financial sustainability across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Partnering and building effective relationships with the property department to help understand what is driving their activity. This will effectively be the repairs and maintenance teams as well as property compliance and investment capital works.
• Working with the Senior Finance Manager to deliver high quality monthly management accounts.
• Providing commentary and variance analysis to inform decision making for operational budget holder holders, managers and directors.
• Supporting budget holders to develop robust budgets.
• Assisting Budget Holders with scenario planning, and financial modelling.

Key Requirements

• An experienced finance professional who is driven to improve services and self-motivated.
• A part or qualified accountant (AAT, ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA) with experience of writing commentary explaining key variances.
• An effective communicator who can provide financial advice and guidance at all levels.
• Strong excel skills.
• Housing Sector experience preferred, or public sector, but not essential for exceptional candidates.

What We Offer

• Annual salary up to £39,862pa.
• Initial three-month contract with the opportunity to extend.
• Hybrid working, 1-2 days per week on site.