Finance Manager

Places for People; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community service organization based in South Africa is looking for an experienced Finance Manager to ensure accurate financial reporting and lead a finance team. This role involves managing monthly accounts, overseeing budgets, and ensuring strong financial controls. Candidates should have relevant finance qualifications and experience in a housing finance role. The position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work culture that values diversity.

Benefits

25 days annual holiday

Paid day off for your birthday

Access to training and career development

Company pension

Life Assurance

Health cash plan

Paid volunteer leave

Qualifications

• Experience working at a similar level within a Housing Finance function.
• Line management experience within Finance.
• Ability to analyse financial information and communicate insights clearly.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, timely and compliant financial information across the organisation.
• Prepare consolidated monthly management accounts and forecasts.
• Maintain a robust financial control environment.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budget management

Leadership

Communication

Advanced Excel

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Overview

Elim Housing's customers include families and single people living in our properties for rent, young people undertaking apprenticeships or training, clients within our support services and people buying houses that we have developed, among others. We have the same aim for all these relationships: to ensure that the housing and services Elim provide serve as a platform for growth, facilitating all our customers to achieve their aspirations.

Elim Housing has officially joined the Places for People (PfP) Group, strengthening its ability to deliver high-quality homes and specialist support services across Bristol, Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas.

Please note: this role will be predominantly homebased with the occasional face to face team meeting in Bristol.

More About Your Role

As Finance Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate, timely and compliant financial information across the organisation. You'll lead the finance team, ensuring strong financial controls, high-quality reporting, and a consistent support service to colleagues and budget holders.

You'll prepare consolidated monthly management accounts, forecasts and commentary for senior leaders, as well as oversee year‑end processes, statutory reporting and engagement with external auditors. A core part of your role will be maintaining a robust financial control environment, safeguarding assets and ensuring the integrity of financial records.

You'll also provide regular training, insights and support to budget holders, helping them understand performance and variances. Alongside this, you'll oversee annual budgets, cashflow forecasts and contribute to wider organisational projects, always promoting collaboration and the value of the finance function.

More About You

To be eligible for an interview you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience working at a similar level within a Housing Finance function
• Line management experience within Finance

You'll bring strong experience in preparing monthly management accounts and budget variance reporting, along with the ability to analyse financial information and communicate insights clearly. You will be a qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or qualified by experience), with excellent IT skills – particularly advanced Excel and confident use of accounting systems.

You're a supportive and effective leader, able to coach and develop a team, manage KPIs and deadlines, and build strong relationships across operational teams. Your communication skills allow you to explain financial matters in a clear, engaging way, and you take pride in delivering a high‑quality, value‑for‑money service.

Benefits

• 25 days annual holiday
• Paid day off for your birthday each year.
• Access to training and career development through Elim Skills Academy.
• Company pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Health cash plan, which includes discounts to a wide range of shops and services.
• Paid one day volunteer leave.
• Mileage expenses reimbursed.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply using our simple 5 minute application process. Upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on [contact not provided in original].

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud; we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

Armed Forces

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent

Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.