Top job! Finance Manager
- Full time
- £52,953 – £55,741
- Hybrid: Bellshill / Edinburgh / Inverness / Irvine / Thurso
- Closing 28th August 2026
- Advertised from 6th August 2026
- 34.5 hours per week. Permanent.
Role
At Cairn Housing Association, we’re passionate about creating great homes, delivering great services and offering great opportunities for our people.
We are currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our team who will be responsible for maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and ensure the proper financial management of Cairn Housing Association.
Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Do:
Principle Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Production and review of monthly and quarterly financial forecasts
- Management and production of the monthly management accounts process.
- Lead in the production of the annual statutory accounts.
- Manage the treasury management function and plan cash flow forecasts.
- Manage and maintain monthly ledger control reconciliations.
- Deliver quarterly VAT returns in line with current HMRC guidelines.
- Provision of advice and support to budget holders in all areas of budget management.
- Responsible for the development of financial models.
- Lead on the system functionality to capture and improve efficiencies in finance processes across the organisation.
- Management, development and motivation of a small team in line with departmental goals.
- Lead in the production of benchmarking data.
- Manage formal processes across by conducting investigations or hearing disciplinary and appeals, where required, to ensure an impartial, prompt and confidential approach is taken and fair outcomes are delivered, in line with employment legislation, best practice, and HR policies and procedures.
Requirements – What We’re Looking For:
- Part Qualified accountant as a minimum or related similar level of experience.
- Able to demonstrate effectiveness of financial control and management accounts reporting.
- Experience of working in the housing sector
- Experience with developing and managing staff performance and also building relationships across departments and sites to improve communication and understanding.
- Disclosure Scotland and Right to Work checks are mandatory for this role
Employee Benefits: Why Join Cairn?
We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can thrive. Here’s what you can expect:
- Flexible and hybrid working options.
- Health and wellbeing support.
- Tech and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Compassionate leave and more.
We value diversity and warmly welcome applications from all communities. Cairn is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
Application notes
Visit the Cairn website to find out more about the role and to apply..
Please note, we do not accept CVs.
Closing Date: 28th August 2026 at noon.
It is anticipated that interviews will take place on 15th and 17th September.
Cairn Housing Association – A registered Scottish Charity (SCO16647)
Great homes. Great services. Great people
Molendinar Park Housing Association is looking for a Full-Time Finance Officer to join our small, friendly and committed team following the retirement of a valued colleague.
This is an important role supporting the sound financial management of the Association and helping us continue to deliver high-quality housing services for our tenants and communities. Working closely with the Director, colleagues, our Finance Agent and the Management Committee, you will help maintain accurate financial records, support financial reporting, assist with budgets and returns, and contribute to the Association’s ongoing financial strength and sustainability.
We are looking for someone with strong finance experience, excellent attention to detail, good communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team. Experience in a housing association or similar setting would be helpful, but most important is sound financial experience, practical, organised and positive approach.
Molendinar Park Housing Association is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Compliance Assistant
- Full time
- £32,686 – £34,407
- Hybrid: Bellshill/Edinburgh/Inverness
- Closing 12th August 2026
At Cairn Housing Association, we’re passionate about creating great homes, delivering great services and offering great opportunities for our people.
We are currently recruiting for a Compliance Assistant to join our team as part of our ongoing commitment to landlord health and safety compliance for our tenants and residents in over 5000 homes across Scotland.
Reporting to the Compliance Officer and providing support and guidance to the Property Services teams and wider organisation on compliance with landlord health and safety legislation to ensure that robust and effective data management systems, processes, programmes and approved contractors performance are in place.
Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Do:
The role is responsible for the effective coordination and day to day delivery of compliance services and Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) inspections at defined frequencies and timescales by way of scheduling, collating, scrutinising and recording servicing certification and PPM inspection data to provide accurate and detailed reports on Landlord Health and Safety compliance activities.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Undertake appropriate procedural actions detailed within the Policies and Procedures to coordinate and deliver Landlord Health and Safety Compliance Tasks. Work closely with colleagues and external contractors to ensure work is completed to 100% compliance standards on time, within scope and budget
- Contribute to the robust management of external approved contractors and internal contributing teams to ensure service programmes & inspections are carried out and any remedial actions are arranged and completed in line with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) within timescales in accordance with legislative and regulatory guidance
- Support Compliance Officers in development and effective delivery of action plans and trackers by scrutinising, collating and reporting of risks and recommendations identified within landlord health and safety compliance risk assessments
This is a varied and fast-paced role, ideal for someone who enjoys being visible and contributing to a positive, proactive safety culture.
Requirements – What We’re Looking For:
- Recognised administration qualification or equivalent in compliance related discipline
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office 365 applications
- Detailed understanding of the scope and content of current legislation and regulations applicable to compliance activities with substantial knowledge of compliance policies
- Agile and flexible working with a willingness to travel to different sites, training and any other meetings as required
- Disclosure Scotland and Right to Work checks are mandatory for this role.
Employee Benefits: Why Join Cairn?
We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can thrive. Here’s what you can expect:
- Flexible and hybrid working options.
- Health and wellbeing support.
- Tech and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Compassionate leave and more.
We value diversity and warmly welcome applications from all communities. Cairn is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
IT Manager & Cyber Security Lead
- Part time
- £54,816 – £60,907 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 12th August 2026
About us
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (the Commission) protects and promotes the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions. As an independent statutory body, we ensure that care, treatment and support across Scotland are lawful, ethical and person‑centred.
We are recruiting an experienced and forward‑thinking IT Manager & Cyber Security Lead to help us deliver secure, resilient and modern digital services that support our vital work. This is an exciting opportunity to join a values‑driven organisation with a strong public‑service ethos.
The role
This is a brand-new leadership role within a small organisation, combining responsibility for day‑to‑day IT operations with strategic oversight of cyber security and related governance. You will manage our IT environment, support our staff, oversee suppliers, and lead the organisation’s cyber‑resilience activities.
You will ensure our systems are reliable, secure and aligned with best practice principles (e.g. Cyber Essentials, the Scottish Public Sector Cyber Resilience Framework, National Cyber Security Centre Cyber Assessment Framework and ISO 27001). You will also play a central role in modernising our digital services and supporting the organisation’s wider strategic objectives.
About you
- Significant experience managing IT services in a small or medium‑sized organisation
- Hands‑on technical expertise across infrastructure, networks and Microsoft 365
- Experience leading cyber‑security activities, including risk management and incident response
- Knowledge of Cyber Essentials and information‑security best practice
- Experience supporting GDPR compliance
- Experience delivering digital transformation
- People management experience
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Membership of the NHS pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Commitment to professional development
- Supportive, values‑driven organisational culture
Top job! Executive Director
- Full time
- £55,000 – £70,000
- Hybrid: St Andrews, Fife
- Closing 11th September 2026
Founded in 1889, St Andrews Botanic Garden is managed by an independent charitable Trust to address the most pressing environmental and social challenges of our time. Our mission of botanical conservation and education has seen us take transformational steps in recent years, including radical steps to achieving Net Zero, investment in building projects, establishment of international and regional partnerships, development of the Garden’s habitats, and publication of research that establishes the Botanic Garden’s expertise in urban ecology.
These steps have been critical to establishing strong institutional foundations, and our focus now is to consolidate this progress by preparing for ambitious capital investment and in turn, growth in turnover and expansion of our charitable activities. The success of these next steps will depend on developing partnerships that connect our mission and resources to deliver positive, long-term change.
Located in the historic town of St Andrews, the Botanic Garden is part of a thriving coastal community with links across Scotland and further afield.
The role
We are looking to recruit an Executive Director and establish the Botanic Garden as a leading site for ecological innovation through programmes that deliver a new business model for conservation and education.
The Executive Director will be a capable, organised and experienced individual with an outstanding professional background who shares our enthusiasm for plants and the ways they shape places and people. We expect that the incoming Executive Director will have demonstrated experience of managing competing strategic demands amidst dynamic policy and funding landscapes.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who recognises the role that botanic gardens can play in bringing people together, wants to lead a vibrant and outward-looking organisation, and intends to continue and further the
excellent work of the last few years.
The opportunities for the Executive Director are significant and wideranging, as befits a botanic garden at an inflection point. Significant progress has been made to safeguard the Trust as an independent charity and demonstrate capacity for innovation in a fast-moving landscape, and the incoming Executive Director will be working with a Board of Directors
dedicated to supporting the Garden as it navigates new opportunities in a challenging and ever-changing environment.
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