We are currently working with a Midlands based Local Council who are looking for a skilled Children’s Social Care Finance Manager/Senior Accountant to effectively support the Councils Section 151 Officer through the provision of high-quality financial advice to Members, the Directorate Leadership Team and Corporate Leadership Team.
Children’s Social Care Finance Manager/Senior Accountant
Duration: 4 months Initially
Rate: £500 per day inside IR35
DBS: Standard DBS required-can be obtained upon placement
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Main Duties
1. To work with the Service Team Managers in conjunction with the Senior Leadership Teams to define, agree and deliver service priorities including, but not limited to, the delivery of the SMBC Medium Term Financial Strategy, Top 5 Council priorities and other major projects.
2. To deliver corporate financial requirements in line with internal and external regulations and timescales.
3. To play a key role in the co-ordination of the financial forecast reporting.
4. To play a key role in the strategic budget process for SMBC and manage detailed reviews of the relevant base budgets.
5. To apply technical expertise/professional analysis to high level problem resolution, using consistent technical judgement to guide decisio...