Southway Housing Trust

Maintenance Supervisor Salary: 38,758 - 42,677 per annum Location: Didsbury, Manchester Full Time / 35 hours per week / Permanent About Us Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations. The Role An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Property Services team for a Maintenance Supervisor position and for the right persons we offer a 35-hour week, competitive salary, excellent contributory pension scheme, access to a health care plan and 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days per year through length of service, in addition to the 8 public bank holidays. Required: Minimum NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in in a recognised construction related discipline. Experience of delivering a customer-focuuse service. Effective line management of work operatives. Demonstrable ability for personal organisation and effective working. A valid full manual driving licence. Desirable: IOSH/NEBOSH SSSTS/SMSTS PASMA Asbestos Awareness Closing Date: 06 November 2025 Interview Date: TBC Applications are being reviewed as they are received, and interviews will be arranged for successful candidates in date order. The Trust reserves the right to remove the job advert once vacate positions have been recruited. So please do not wait until the closing date to apply. To apply, please visit our website (url removed) no agencies. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or from an ethnic minority background or ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form. Please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.

Development Officer Location: Hybrid and Didsbury, Manchester Salary: 34,081 - 37,476 Full time / 35 hours per week / Permanent Agile working with 2/3 Days per week in the Office About Us Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness, and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues, and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations. The Role Are you ready to jumpstart your career in a dynamic and growing sector? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Development Officer to join our development team and be a key player in project managing innovative building and refurbishment projects and delivering new developments. This role is perfect for someone eager to expand their skill set, work closely with experienced professionals, and make a real impact on our team's success. If you are organized, adaptable, and ready to work in a fast-paced environment, this role could be your chance to shine. Candidates For the right person we offer a 35-hour week, competitive salary, excellent contributory pension scheme, and 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days. Hands-on Experience: You will run your own projects, contribute to new business generation, and gain exposure to both the development and sales sectors, offering insight into exciting new projects and processes. Growth Potential: This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to develop their career in housing development and work as part of a successful team contributing to the delivery of affordable homes in South Manchester. Supportive Team Environment: Working as part of a dynamic team that values your contributions and offers ongoing support and professional development. Variety: No two days will be the same: Our development staff are all expected to contribute to every stage of the development process. If you have at least one years' experience in working in Housing Development, have a full Driving Licence and are ready to get stuck in we would love to hear from you. Apply today through our website. We cannot wait to hear from you. Closing Date: Friday 31 October 2025 Interview Date: 13 November 2025 For an informal discussion please contact Jo McKendrick, Head of Development on (phone number removed) or email at or Applications are being reviewed as they are received, and interviews will be arranged for successful candidates in date order. The Trust reserves the right to remove the job advert once vacant positions have been recruited, please do not wait until the closing date to apply. Strictly no agencies. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or from an ethnic minority background or ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form. Please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.

Finance Manager - Property & Assets Location: Hybrid home working / Didsbury / Manchester Salary: 49,934 increasing to 51,783 after 6 months Full Time / 35 hours per week / Permanent About Us Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations. Candidates / Role An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Finance team for a Finance Manager - Property & Assets to lead Southway Group's financial monitoring of its property and assets programme. This will entail collaborative work with service managers whilst preparing and reporting KPIs to demonstrate performance and driving improvements through internal controls and processes. You will also have: - Advanced accounts and general ledger skills. - Excellent verbal communication skills, able to explain financial information to residents and manage relations with internal customers effectively - Strong excel skills, with a knowledge of a range of functions and their application. Your main responsibilities would include: 1. Lead the development of effective reporting tools and financial data reports for the Property Services and Assets Teams to support the provision of good quality information for decision making, including concise written reports for the Executive and others. 2. Regular reporting of key performance indicators to show performance against targets (operational and financial), trends and any risk to Southway including non-compliance, reduced income/spend levels, loss of grant, ensuring escalation where necessary to develop remedial actions. 3. Contrast the results of stock condition surveys to Business Plan assumptions. Prepare and monitor long term budgets based on data from various sources including programme schedules, survey results and data from housing management system. This should outline any slippage, savings, acceleration and overspends, with corresponding impacts on current and future year budgets. 4. Support preparation of programme returns and grant claims to external partners (identifying works, administration and staffing elements), ensuring all data and explanations are evidenced with colleagues before submission. 5. Prepare fixed asset register and general ledger entries using data from the stock investment programme to ensure the accountancy for the capital works costs and related grant are correctly identified for individual properties and components. 6. Prepare budgets for Property Services including analysis of different workstreams (and agree recharges between DLO and the client) to ensure value for money is achieved via operational delivery. 7. Ensure the Finance Apprentice (Property & Assets) liaises productively with budget holders to analyse results and consider actions to deliver effective budgetary control. 8. Identify and drive improvements in processes and procedures which impact the financial performance of the repairs and maintenance service. 9. Assist budget holders to operate an effective system of electronic purchase order and invoice authorisation routines, resolving individual users' difficulties. Support budget holders to enable them to navigate through the financial processes, including the NOPO report, to improve data integrity and accurately record costs and grant income to be accrued. 10. Provide information to Finance Operations team supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts, annual statutory accounts and other reports as required (e.g. Funders Report) outlining performance and explanations on variances. Closing Date: Monday 13 October 2025 Interview Date: w/c Monday 20 October 2025 For an informal discussion about this role please contact Bhups Gohil, Assistant Director of Finance . We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.

Payables and Receivable Officer 1 x FTC 12 Month Maternity cover and 1 x Permanent post Location: Hybrid home working / Didsbury / Manchester Salary: 26,250 increasing to 27,107 after 6 months Full Time / 35 hours per week Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,000 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Guided by the values of being Caring, Committed and Successful Together, Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Finance team. We have two posts for a Payables and Receivable Officer, one to cover for maternity leave for 12 months and a permanent position. To support the delivery of the Southway Group's core accounting operations including transaction processing, maintenance of payables and receivables ledgers, inter-company billings, management of funds held on behalf of other organisations and resolution of queries with budget holders. You will also have: - accounts and general ledger skills. - good verbal communication skills, able to manage relations with internal customers effectively. - excel skills, with a knowledge of a range of functions and their application. Your main responsibilities would include: Payables 1. Assist the Payables Supervisor ensure timely supplier payments for Southway Housing Trust and each of its subsidiaries: Log and process invoices and credit notes, entering correct VAT coding. Match invoices to purchase orders approved in line with financial regulations. Support the preparation of weekly BACS payment through the online banking system. Prepare cash book journals and check differences in bank statement entries. Liaise with budget holders regarding outstanding payments and purchase order queries. Interface repairs & material purchases to finance system, investigate and resolve issues. Process sundry payments and rent refund requests. Ensure effective control over payments taken by direct debit. Prepare credit card statement journals from receipt logs provided by card holders. Reconcile supplier statements to the purchase ledger monthly. 2. Assist the Financial Services Team Leader maintain accurate Accounts Payable ledgers: Closedown the Accounts Payables ledger at month end, resolve unprocessed batches. Prepare schedules of unapproved invoices, distribute these to budget holders and record explanations for items which remain unpaid. Investigate and resolve system issues which impact on the Payables function. Suggest changes or improvements to increase accuracy and efficiency. Receivables 3. Assist the Financial Services Team Leader maintain accurate Accounts Receivables ledgers: Perform credit checks and ensure all accounts operate within their credit limits. Raise sundry invoices to customers in an accurate and timely manner. Allocate receipts to specific receivables invoices. Post journal entries before ledger close down. Reconcile receivables accounts on a timely basis, following up unidentified cash receipts. Reconcile receivables transactions on the bank statement daily. Produce regular updated ageing receivables report. General 4. Provide additional support to the Finance Team: Closing Date: 26 January 2025 Interview Date: to be confirmed For an informal discussion about this role please contact Abeer Omer, Financial Services Team Leader We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.