Job Description

Three Bridges Recruitment is exclusively supporting a large, high-profile public sector partnership in Glasgow to appoint a Senior Finance Manager. This is a senior finance leadership role at the centre of a complex, multi-stakeholder organisation delivering essential services across the city.

This is a high-impact role for a qualified (or part-qualified) accountant who enjoys stakeholder-facing work, strong budgeting discipline, and improving how finance supports frontline services.  You’ll lead a joint finance team supporting major services, with responsibility for a significant portfolio (c. £320m).

Why work here?

• Salary: £66,940 to £77,610
• Defined Benefit Pension
• Generous annual leave – 39.5 days
• Hybrid working, typically 2–3 days in the office, with flexibility built on trust
• Supportive leaders who prioritise, wellbeing & balance
• A chance to see the tangible benefit of your work in the communities around you
• Long-term stability that’s rarely found elsewhere
• A genuine opportunity to help strengthen finance partnering, during a period of change

What you’ll do

You’ll lead the team delivering high-quality financial management and decision support, including:

• Leading core cycles: budget setting, monitoring, forecasting, year-end and reporting
• Coordinating, challenging and consolidating financial information to support decision-making
• Providing clear financial advice on complex strategic, operational and governance matters
• Supporting transformation activity and business case development
• Building strong relationships across leadership & partners, influencing & constructively challenging
• A strong management accounting / business partnering focus: budget management, early issue-spotting, and helping stakeholders act on the story behind the numbers.

About you

You’ll likely bring:

• A professional accountancy qualification (or you’re actively working towards it)
• Strong budgeting/forecasting & stakeholder management experience in a complex environment
• Confidence leading teams and delivering through pressure and peak periods
• Sound judgement, resilience, and the ability to influence without creating friction
• Comfort operating in partnership-style environments (multiple stakeholders, governance, scrutiny)

At Three Bridges Recruitment, two of our values are “striving for brilliance” and “relatability”.  We want every applicant to receive an excellent experience and ensure that this role is right for you.  Should this role be of interest please apply with your most up to date CV or contact us for a confidential discussion.