Payments and Care Charging Manager 📍 London Borough | Hybrid Working 💰 PAYE: £224.59 per day / Umbrella: £302.65 Per Day 📅 Contract until December 2026 🕒 Full Time We are currently recruiting for an experienced Payments and Care Charging Manager to join a busy Adult Social Care Finance service within a London local authority. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong Adult Social Care experience to lead a specialist team delivering payments, care charging, financial assessments, debt management and direct payment processes in line with the Care Act and statutory guidance. Key Responsibilities * Manage and develop a Payments and Care Charging team delivering high-quality financial operations across Adult Social Care * Oversee billing, payment cycles, financial assessments, debt recovery and income collection activities * Ensure compliance with Care Act legislation, local authority financial regulations and statutory guidance * Lead on Direct Payments monitoring and audit processes * Support and improve integrated finance systems and payment processes, including social care systems such as Mosaic and CedAr * Deliver management reporting, performance monitoring and service improvements * Work closely with operational social care teams, commissioning, ICT, finance and external stakeholders * Manage escalated queries, complaint...