Finance Manager – Treasury and Investment in Trafford, Trafford Park

At MSV Housing we’re committed to making sure our customers have good quality safe homes and our Finance Manager’s are key to making this happen. We are looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic individual to join our established team. Reporting to our Finance Director, you will oversee investment planning, treasury operations, and financial performance for property-related activities, ensuring compliance and supporting our corporate priorities. Leading a motivated team, you’ll drive efficiency through robust budgeting, forecasting, and automation, while partnering across the business to maintain financial strength and excellent customer service. In addition, we are looking for candidates that have a passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities.

What do our Finance Manager – Treasury and Investment do:

• Manage key financial systems and tools including financial planning models, asset and liability registers, investment appraisals, and cashflow forecasting.
• Develop and maintain treasury strategy and policies, ensuring liquidity, compliance, and accurate cashflow reporting.
• Monitor and report on financial performance for growth, investment, and treasury plans, providing variance analysis and recovery plans where needed.
• Oversee funding and lender relationships, including debt management, covenant compliance, and loan security schedules.
• Lead financial performance reporting for development and capital investment programmes, delivering robust monthly processes, data integrity, and insightful analysis to support decision-making and efficiency improvements.

What we are looking for:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA) or Treasury (MCT) – required to be qualified by experience (5 years in relevant accounting roles).
• Experience of finance partnering with the development and growth team delivering new build and acquisitions, financial reporting of programme and scheme performance.
• Experience of working within a regulated sector such as social housing.
• Ability to lead, motivate and inspire in line with MSV’s values and culture.
• Sound understanding of financial controls, policies and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of treasury management.

We offer a range of great benefits including:

• Flexibility on where you work with home working kit provided.
• 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy scheme.
• Company pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions.
• Company funded access to a health cash plan, where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more.
• Enhanced sick pay with up to 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay.
• Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives.
• Life assurance subject to being a member of our company pension scheme.
• Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career.
• Commitment to Equality and Inclusion with employee network groups covering anti-racism, LGBTQ, disability and long-term health conditions, carers, and menopause.

MSV are committed to Equality and Inclusion all applications are scored against the essential criteria of the role; however, we encourage candidates to submit an anonymised CV if they can do so. MSV are also committed to supporting you to balance work and life, including with any caring or parental responsibilities you might have, and have a range of flexible working options and wellbeing support available to all colleagues to facilitate this.

If you wish to discuss the roles informally, please contact Steve Aggett, Executive Director of Finance & Business Excellence. Interview dates are to be confirmed; interviews will be carried out throughout the recruitment process and the role closed if a suitable candidate is found. Therefore, we strongly recommend candidates to apply early. We’re passionate about inclusion and we’d love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role. If you are not sure whether you meet our requirements for this role but want to apply, go ahead. We will decide whether or not you are what we are looking for.