About the Role
and our Ideal Candidate
The post holder will lead the Adult Social Care (ASC) Finance Service to provide a range of services including payments, debt recovery, client financial management and financial assessments for Kingston ASC Service Users and / or their representatives
About You
We are looking for a professional who pairs technical financial expertise with a deep understanding of the human element behind social care funding.
Our ideal candidate has:
1. Expert Knowledge: A proven track record of working within a Local Authority Adult Social Care financial setting, with an intimate understanding of Care Act regulations, Annex C income treatments, and charging policies.
2. Leadership Capability: Experience managing or supervising professional teams, with the ability to inspire, upskill, and manage performance effectively.
3. Analytical Skills: The ability to dissect complex financial datasets, interpret legislative changes, and present clear financial insights to non-financial strategic directors.
4. Communication Skills: Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain complex charging rules calmly and clearly to vulnerable residents or their representatives during appeals.
About Us
As our ASC Finance Manager, you will hold the keys to the financial integrity of our social care charging and debt recovery framework. You won't just be crunching numbers; you will ensure our financial policies balance fiscal responsibility with absolute fairness to our residents, fully aligned with the Care Act .
Key Responsibilities:
5. Regulatory Compliance: You will oversee and quality-assure complex financial assessments, ensuring strict adherence to the Care Act Statutory Guidance (including accurate applications of the Minimum Income Guarantee, property waivers, and deferred payment agreements).
6. Strategic Oversight: You will lead, mentor, and develop a dedicated team of financial assessment debt recovery and clients finance officers, fostering a culture of accuracy, empathy, and efficiency.
7. Appeals & Debt Management: You will act as the senior point of escalation for complex financial assessment appeals, dispute resolutions, and debt recovery strategies, ensuring compassionate yet effective revenue collection.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
8. A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-32 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
9. Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
10. Two volunteering days per year
11. Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
12. Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
13. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
14. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
15. Interest free season ticket loans
16. Local Government Pension Scheme
17. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
18. Electric vehicle leasing scheme
19. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support