Interim Head of Finance
Posted 4 days ago by Building Careers UK
£70,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Summary: The role of Interim Head of Finance involves a hands-on and analytical approach to financial management within a Housing Association in Manchester. The position requires expertise in financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario planning to support strategic decision-making at a senior level. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership and act as a trusted finance partner, providing insights for business planning and investment decisions. This is a 6-month fixed-term contract with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and refinement of complex financial models to support business planning and investment decisions
- Deliver detailed forecasts, scenario analysis and sensitivity modelling
- Support budgeting and reforecasting cycles, ensuring assumptions are robust and clearly articulated
- Act as a trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders, translating financial data into clear, actionable insight
- Provide financial analysis to support risk management and performance monitoring
Key Skills:
- Proven experience working within the social housing sector
- Strong background in financial planning, analysis and financial modelling
- Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
- Comfortable operating in an interim role, quickly understanding the organisation and adding value
Salary (Rate): £70,000/year
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
I'm working with a Housing Association in Manchester to appoint an Interim Head of Finance on a 6-month contract.This role is very much hands-on and analytical, with a strong emphasis on financial modelling, forecasting and scenario planning to support strategic decision-making at senior level. It's suited to someone comfortable operating at pace and adding value quickly in an interim capacity.
The Role
Reporting into senior leadership, you'll take ownership of key financial planning and modelling activity, providing robust insight to support business planning, investment decisions and longer-term strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and refinement of complex financial models to support business planning and investment decisions
- Deliver detailed forecasts, scenario analysis and sensitivity modelling
- Support budgeting and reforecasting cycles, ensuring assumptions are robust and clearly articulated
- Act as a trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders, translating financial data into clear, actionable insight
- Provide financial analysis to support risk management and performance monitoring
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience working within the social housing sector
- Strong background in financial planning, analysis and financial modelling
- Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
- Comfortable operating in an interim role, quickly understanding the organisation and adding value
The role will be a 6 month fixed-term contract working in a hybrid capacity with office presence required. Please get in touch today with our Property and Housing Specialist Jonathan Kirby on (phone number removed) for more details on opportunities available, or apply below with your CV.
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