Finance Manager

Southampton (Hybrid)
circa £45,000 per year depending on experience
Full-time or part-time (Flexible)
Permanent

Actively Interviewing

This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!

Job description

About Us

Social Care in Action (SCA Care) provides high-quality Home Care, Live-in Care, Day Care, Extra Care, and Specialist Care services across Hampshire. Our mission is to empower people to live their best lives through compassionate, professional, and personalised support. Everything we do is rooted in our values. The Finance Manager will:

  • Put people at the centre of financial decision-making
  • Act with integrity, accountability and transparency
  • Collaborate across teams to make a real difference
  • Aim high, lead by example and drive continuous improvement

About the Role

This is critical role within the organisation, supporting essential services for people and communities. It is a senior operational finance role with responsibility for day-to-day financial management, robust controls, accurate reporting and compliance. You will work closely with the Payroll Manager, our Executive Management Team and Operational Managers  providing trusted financial insight that supports informed decision-making and service delivery.

You will also lead and develop our finance team, ensuring purchase ledger and sales ledger activities are accurate, efficient and well controlled.

About You

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical finance skills with a collaborative, people-centred approach.You will have strong technical finance skills and proven experience in a Finance Manager or Management Accountant role. 

You will also have:

  • A professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent), or be willing to work towards one
  • Strong financial reporting, analysis and control experience
  • Experience preparing audit or statutory accounts
  • Experience of implementing and embedding new financial systems
  • Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
  • Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems
  • The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
  • The confidence to challenge, escalate risks and maintain high standards of governance

It would be an advantage if you also have

  • Experience in health, social care or another regulated environment
  • Experience working in the charity or not-for-profit sector

If this sounds like the role for you, please go to our website for more information. To apply you will need to submit a CV and cover letter, explaining in no more than two sides of A4 why you feel this is the right role for you and how you meet the person specification.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Application resources
Organisation
SCA Care View profile Organisation type Registered Charity
Posted on: 06 March 2026
Closing date: 05 April 2026 at 23:59
Tags: Finance, Accounting

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