Finance Manager

Finance Manager 

Closing date: Friday 28 August 2026 at 12:00pm

Location: Bellshill/Edinburgh/Inverness/Irvine/Thurso (with Hybrid Working)

Salary: The salary for this post is £52,953 per annum, rising to £55,741 per annum on successful completion of 6-month probationary period

Work pattern: 34.5 hours per week (full-time) - Permanent

Join Cairn Housing Association

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.

Requirements – What We’re Looking For:

• Part Qualified accountant as a minimum or related similar level of experience.
• Able to demonstrate effectiveness of financial control and management accounts reporting.
• Experience of working in the housing sector
• Experience with developing and managing staff performance and also building relationships across departments and sites to improve communication and understanding.
• Disclosure Scotland and Right to Work checks are mandatory for this role

Employee Benefits: Why Join Cairn?

We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can thrive. Here’s what you can expect:

• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Tech and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Compassionate leave and more.

We value diversity and warmly welcome applications from all communities. Cairn is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Application Process:

• Visit Cairn website to apply
• Please note, we do not accept CVs.
• For full details, please download the job description from our website.
• Closing Date: 28th August 2026 at noon.
• It is anticipated that interviews will take place on 15th and 17th  September.