Finance Manager

Job Description

At Cairn Housing Association, we’re passionate about creating great homes, delivering great services and offering great opportunities for our people.

We are currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our team who will be responsible for maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and ensure the proper financial management of Cairn Housing Association.

Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Do:

Principle Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Production and review of monthly and quarterly financial forecasts
• Management and production of the monthly management accounts process.
• Lead in the production of the annual statutory accounts.
• Manage the treasury management function and plan cash flow forecasts.
• Manage and maintain monthly ledger control reconciliations.
• Deliver quarterly VAT returns in line with current HMRC guidelines.
• Provision of advice and support to budget holders in all areas of budget management.
• Responsible for the development of financial models.
• Lead on the system functionality to capture and improve efficiencies in finance processes across the organisation.
• Management, development and motivation of a small team in line with departmental goals.
• Lead in the production of benchmarking data.
• Manage formal processes across by conducting investigations or hearing disciplinary and appeals, where required, to ensure an impartial, prompt and confidential approach is taken and fair outcomes are delivered, in line with employment legislation, best practice, and HR policies and procedures.

Finance Manager

Company: Cairn Housing Association

Salary: £52,953 – £55,741

Hours: Part-time

Location: Edinburgh, EH7 4GH

Working pattern: Hybrid – 3 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 6 Aug 2026

Closing date: 28 Aug 2026

Summary

At Cairn Housing Association, we’re passionate about creating great homes, delivering great services and offering great opportunities for our people.

We are currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our team who will be responsible for maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and ensure the proper financial management of Cairn Housing Association.

Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Do:

Principle Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Production and review of monthly and quarterly financial forecasts
• Management and production of the monthly management accounts process.
• Lead in the production of the annual statutory accounts.
• Manage the treasury management function and plan cash flow forecasts.
• Manage and maintain monthly ledger control reconciliations.
• Deliver quarterly VAT returns in line with current HMRC guidelines.
• Provision of advice and support to budget holders in all areas of budget management.
• Responsible for the development of financial models.
• Lead on the system functionality to capture and improve efficiencies in finance processes across the organisation.
• Management, development and motivation of a small team in line with departmental goals.
• Lead in the production of benchmarking data.
• Manage formal processes across by conducting investigations or hearing disciplinary and appeals, where required, to ensure an impartial, prompt and confidential approach is taken and fair outcomes are delivered, in line with employment legislation, best practice, and HR policies and procedures.

• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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