What's on Offer
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Interim 3-6 Months
Full-time 35 hour pw
Remote Working
Start: ASAP / subject to notice
The Role
The successful candidate will provide financial support to Children's Social Care, working with finance colleagues and budget holders to maintain effective financial control and support informed decision-making.
Key responsibilities:
- Supporting regular budget monitoring across Children's Social Care services.
- Producing accurate forecasts, variance analysis and clear financial information.
- Supporting annual budget setting and budget-planning processes.
- Working with budget holders to review expenditure, commitments, risks and pressures.
- Providing financial advice and challenge to service managers.
- Maintaining accurate financial records, reconciliations and supporting working papers.
- Contributing to robust financial reporting and effective budgetary control.
About You: You will need to demonstrate:
- Significant and recent experience supporting a Children's Social Care finance service - essential.
- Direct experience of both budget monitoring and budget setting within Children's Social Care - essential.
- Strong Local Authority or relevant public-sector finance experience, with confident stakeholder and budget-holder engagement.