Finance Officer

Finance Officer
Location: Somerset
Contract: Temporary (8 months initial)
Salary: £30-35 per hour
Start Date: ASAP
Sector: Local Government
*Flexible Working*
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Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in Somerset for a Finance Officer to join their Education and Inclusion Finance team on a temporary basis. The postholder will support with forecasting and management of budgets for a range of cost centres within Education and Inclusion Services and allocate High Needs Top Up Funding for Children & Young People across a range of different types of education providers (Early Years, Mainstream, Special, FE, Independent etc). They will also assist with the day-to-day payments process for High Needs, balancing budgets, forecasting and reporting to SEND operational managers on a monthly basis and will support with school academisation payments, final settlements and assist with recording various financial returns from schools.

CandidateCriteria

• CCAB/CIMA Qualified or Part-Qualified with extensive experience
• Experience within Local Authority Finance, specifically within Education/Inclusion is highly desirable
• Experience of financial/budget monitoring within a large scale organisation
• Experience of transactional finance work, including payments processing and funding allocation
• Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on or email

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.