Finance Officer Location: Somerset Contract: Temporary (8 months initial)Salary: £30-35 per hour Start Date: ASAPSector: Local Government *Flexible Working* Contact:
Job DescriptionService 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
1. CCAB/CIMA Qualified or Part-Qualified with extensive experience
2. Experience within Local Authority Finance, specifically within Education/Inclusion is highly desirable
3. Experience of financial/budget monitoring within a large scale organisation
4. Experience of transactional finance work, including payments processing and funding allocation
5. Great communic...