Finance Manager
Full time - Permanent
EVH SM7-SM9 Grade 10 - £60,846 - £64,075 pending salary uplift
Glasgow based (mix of home and office working)
Job Type: Full Time
West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) strives to be more than just a landlord. We put customers at the heart of everything we do by listening to their views and caring about what matters to them. Our values (respect, inclusive, integrity, improvement and support) shape how we act, our decisions and the services we provide. With over 50 years of history, what sets us apart is the way in which we go further to improve the lives of our customers, innovatively responding to their needs as their lives change. We provide over 4,300 homes across the West of Scotland and go further to provide housing you can call home. Our staff are at the heart of our business, and we support them to be their best which is demonstrated with 84% of staff saying WSHA is a good place to work. We provide a friendly, inclusive environment and with the flexibility of a hybrid model of working (mix of home and office). Staff also benefit with a generous holiday allowance of 40 days. We know that to deliver outstanding customer service, we must ensure our staff are happy, healthy and motivated and we put a strong focus on staff wellbeing which is reflected with our gold accreditation for Healthy Working Lives. All staff also have free access to a comprehensive Employee Support Service.
Inclusive Employer
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or belief. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants with a disability, or from a black or minority ethnic background. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will, where possible, be granted an interview under the Disability Confident scheme.
Responsibilities
You will be accountable to our Director of Finance to manage key financial processes and controls in line with regulatory requirements, whilst at the same time ensuring the provision of a high quality and responsive finance service to all stakeholders and contributing to our overall financial wellbeing including that of our subsidiaries. You will be a member of our Leadership Team supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
Requirements
* Membership of a recognised professional accountancy body
* Significant experience at a manager/supervisor level within a complex organisation
* Demonstrate excellent leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire teams to deliver an effective finance function.
* Significant experience of working effectively with both internal and external auditors, and a proven track record of implementing improvement recommendations.
* Significant experience in all budget activities ranging from preparing an annual budget to ensuring appropriate monitoring and analysis is carried out to enable the production of variance reporting.
Completed applications must be returned by 3pm on Monday 30th March 2026
Provisional Interview dates are first stage week commencing 13th April 2026
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