What's involved with this role: JOB TITLE: Placements Finance Officer - Children’s Services REF: K&C 5266945 Pay rate: £30.00 per hour PAYE Contract Type: Temporary, Role likely to be at least 6 months, for the right candidate. Working Arrangement: Hybrid role, with 3 days in the office and based between Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea An Enhanced DBS is essential for this role In order to apply for this role it is essential that you have experience of working with Mosaic, preferably within a local authority. Previous finance experience ideally within a local authority. A finance qualification is desirable (or equivalent experience). The role: On behalf of a local council, we are seeking a Finance Officer to work in a small placements team, serving two councils, which commissions placements for children and young people aged 0 – 25 in a range of settings including foster care, residential children’s homes, residential parent and child assessment centres and semi-Independent units. You will manage a range of activities relating to financial payments, management information and processes. Key Responsibilities: Assist the team and managers to manage the children’s placement budget and meet performance targets relating to the placement of Looked After Children. Use council systems including Mosaic databases and be proficient in the MS Office suite of applications including Excel. Take responsibility for financial management within teams and projects, including savings delivery, and ensures value for money and the efficient use of resources. Engage with appropriate teams to maximise consensus and manage change effectively; this would also include working collaboratively with professional network for looked after children including social workers, SEN, ICB as well as close working with the independent / private sector to effectively manage the market and ensure future needs are met. Ensure all work has the required standard of quality assurance and governance and risk management. What the client is looking for: Previous experience of working with Mosaic, preferably within a local authority An Enhanced DBS is essential for this role Recent finance experience, ideally within a local authority A Finance Qualification is desirable or equivalent experience Knowledge of Local Authority finance processes either within a local authority setting or the private and voluntary sector Relevant finance experience Familiarity with Mosaic, Oracle & IBC/SAP is desirable Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications especially MS Excel and Outlook How to Apply Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application. Submit your CV in Word format. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended. We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. AD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.