Finance Officer

Finance Officer Location: Somerset Contract: Temporary (8 months initial) Salary: £30-35 per hour Start Date: ASAP Sector: Local Government *Flexible Working* Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
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.
Candidate Criteria

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 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
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.