Senior Finance Officer

Senior Finance Officer - Children's Social Care - Interim

Spencer Clarke Group are working closely with a Local Authority to appoint an Interim Senior Finance Officer to support the Children's Social Care finance function.

This assignment will focus on accurate budget monitoring and supporting the budget-setting process across Children's Social Care.

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:

1. Supporting regular budget monitoring across Children's Social Care services.
2. Producing accurate forecasts, variance analysis and clear financial information.
3. Supporting annual budget setting and budget-planning processes.
4. Working with budget holders to review expenditure, commitments, risks and pressures.
5. Providing financial advice and challenge to service managers.
6. Maintaining accurate financial records, reconciliations and supporting working papers.
7. 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.

How to Apply

If you are interested, please submit your CV clearly evidencing your recent Children's Social Care budget monitoring and budget-setting experience, along with your required rate. If successful, a consultant will be in touch to discuss further details.

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We also offer a market-leading referral scheme of up to £300.

If you know someone suitable, please ask them to email their CV , including your details. T&Cs apply.