Contract to start ASAP until 04-12-26 with a possible extension.

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Budget Management

Business Partnering: Build strong working relationships with budget holders and senior leaders across Adult Social Care, providing clear, actionable financial advice.

Budget Setting & Forecasting: Lead on setting annual revenue budgets, identifying cost pressures, and delivering accurate monthly forecast positions.

Financial Modeling: Analyze demand trends, demographic shifts, and care package costs to build robust medium-term financial strategy models.

Accounting & Statutory Reporting

Year-End Closedown: Manage the end-of-year accounts process for Adult Social Care in line with CIPFA guidelines and local authority statutory requirements.

Grant Management: Oversee government funding streams (such as the Better Care Fund) ensuring strict compliance, audit readiness, and accurate reporting.

Reconciliations & Control: Ensure robust internal financial controls, performing routine account reconciliations and variances analyses.

Strategic Advice & Value for Money

Transformation Support: Partner with operational teams to evaluate savings proposals, efficiency drives, and service transformation initiatives.

Committee Reporting: Draft clear, high-quality financial reports and presentations for executive leadership, governance boards, and council committees.

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