About the role
At Salix Homes we are about so much more than just providing homes, we deliver services and provide support to help our customers to live, grow and thrive.
We are looking for an experienced and focussed Finance Partner (Operational) to join our award-winning housing association, providing social and affordable homes and housing management services to help communities thrive across Salford.
As a trusted and knowledgeable partner, you will be an ambassador of the Salix values, working closely with the Finance Manager providing insightful data analysis to assist in driving value for money and robust financial performance.
The role - What You'll be doing?
* 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 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.
What we're looking for
* A finance professional who is driven to improve services and self-motivated.
* A part 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 – VLOOKUP's, Sumifs, Pivot Tables
What we offer as a company
* Annual Salary of £38,220 up to £39,862
* 34 day's holiday (starting 27 days and 1 day extra for each year of service) and bank holidays
* Hybrid working, flexible working and family friendly policies
* Generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (up to 15% combined)
* Life Assurance worth 3 x annual salary
* Health Cash Plan, including a range of discounts and discounted gym membership
* An inclusive and positive colleague culture
* Advocate of the Greater Manchester Employment Charter
About our company
At Salix Homes, we're passionate about creating a brighter future for our customers, our communities, and our people. Since becoming a stand-alone housing association in 2015, we've invested significantly in our homes and services. This year, 2025, marks a significant milestone for us as we celebrate our 10-year anniversary. Over the past decade, we've grown, evolved, and made a lasting impact in Salford. We've worked hard to ensure all our properties are safe, modern, desirable, and energy efficient, continually investing in our customers, their homes and communities through an ambitious and ongoing programme of improvement work.
We're also incredibly proud to be one of the first housing associations in the country to achieve a C1 grading under the new Consumer Standards a testament to the quality of the homes we provide and the services we deliver.
If you share our vision of driving positive change, this is your opportunity to be part of something meaningful.
Salix Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination. Our customers come from all walks of life, and so should we. As we are interested in expanding our workforce diversity, we welcome all applications.
We are proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident scheme; we will therefore invite to interview any disabled candidates who demonstrate the minimum standards for the role. If you wish to be considered under as part of this scheme, please let us know by emailing us at
We want everyone to be able to perform to their best throughout the recruitment process so please let us know if you have any concerns or need any assistance or adjustments at any stage.
Closing Date: 12/10/2025