Job Description

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Finance Manager

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£62,282 - £71,461 per year

35 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Finance Manager to join our Property Finance team. This is a high-impact business partnering role, supporting senior operational leaders across a large-scale property and repairs function.

You will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of our “North Star Strategy”, ensuring our operations are efficient, sustainable and delivering real value for money for customers. This is an opportunity to influence decisions at the heart of Property Services, driving performance and enabling teams to make financially sound, customer‑centred choices.

You’ll bring financial insight, challenge and leadership to a fast‑paced operational environment, helping drive productivity, cost control, commercial performance and value for money. This is the ideal opportunity for a confident, qualified finance professional who enjoys influencing at senior levels and turning financial data into real operational decisions.

The role of Finance Manager will include:

• Acting as a trusted finance business partner to senior leaders across Property Services
• Providing clear guidance, advice and support on financial management to deliver financial performance
• Driving accountability for budgets, forecasts and performance — constructively challenging assumptions and supporting delivery
• Supporting operational teams with analysis of key metrics (e.g. cost per repair, productivity, contractor performance, materials usage, fleet costs)
• Leading monthly management reporting for your operational areas, ensuring accuracy and clarity
• Delivering high‑quality forecasting and budgeting with robust understanding of cost drivers and operational trends
• Translating complex financial data and operational performance into meaningful, actionable insight for non‑finance colleagues
• Maintaining strong financial control across Property Services, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements
• Supporting the integrity of financial records and ensure high‑quality reconciliations and audit evidence
• Identifying and driving opportunities to strengthen financial governance and improve data quality
• Managing the recruitment, performance management and development of quality staff to ensure strong teams are built who can deliver in line with business needs and individual accountabilities
• Contributing to a high‑performing, collaborative finance culture focused on service, insight and continuous improvement

Skills and experiences:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong experience business partnering with non‑finance stakeholders
• Background in a large, complex or operationally driven organisation — such as property, construction, repairs, maintenance, engineering or infrastructure
• Excellent analytical and modelling skills, with the ability to translate data into clear insight
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively
• Ability to build relationships quickly and work effectively with senior operational leaders

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Effective 1st April role salary is £56,110 with an additional policy allowance of £6,172 per annum (rising to £59,059 with an additional policy allowance of £6,496 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
• If you have an Accountancy qualification effective 1st April role salary is £56,110 with an additional policy allowance of £11,783 per annum (rising to £59,059 with an additional policy allowance of £12,402 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)

Closing Date: 16 April 2026

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.

Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.