Social Care Payment Manager
Employer Location West Midlands, England, Solihull Salary Up to per hour + £ per hour Closing date 1 Jul 2025 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
Location: Solihull (Hybrid - 3 days on-site)
Contract: Initial 3-6 months
Hays is proud to partner with a local council in recruiting a Social Care Payment Manager to play a pivotal role in improving outcomes for children and young people through robust financial and business support.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead and manage a team of 8 finance professionals (2 Finance Business Support Leads and 6 Finance Officers) within the Children's Social Care Payments Team.
2. Oversee and enhance financial processes, ensuring timely and accurate payment processing.
3. Support the leadership team by managing financial resources and reporting significant issues to senior leadership.
4. Drive innovation and transformation through improved financial systems and service integration.
5. Identify and implement administrative and financial process improvements.
6. Collaborate with budget holders to ensure effective management of payment systems and invoice processes.
Essential Skills & Experience:
7. Proven experience in financial management, particularly in payment processing and financial operations.
8. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data using systems such as Liquid Logic, ContrOCC, Oracle, and other council platforms.
9. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage performance effectively.
10. Experience in local government or social care finance is highly desirable.
The Right Person:
11. We're looking for someone with a can-do attitude who can:
12. Expedite the backlog of payments.
13. Enhance the customer journey for commissioning partners.
14. Streamline and optimise financial processes for all stakeholders.
If you're passionate about making a tangible impact in your local community and have the skills, please send your update cv!
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
15. Corporate Governance
16. Credit Control
17. Part-Qualified Accountant
18. Payroll
19. Public Practice Accounting
20. Public Services Accounting
21. Senior Finance – Qualified
22. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
23. Tax & Treasury
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