Finance Manager – Adult Social Care

LB RICHMOND UPON THAMES & LB WANDSWORTH; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Manager for Adult Social Care. This role offers the chance to lead a dedicated finance team, providing strategic support to enhance service delivery. You'll be at the forefront of financial management, ensuring compliance with regulations while driving continuous improvement in service quality. With a focus on collaboration and professional development, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in local government finance. Join a supportive environment that values diversity and is committed to delivering high-quality services at the best value.

Benefits

40 days annual leave

Flexible working

Generous pension plan

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified or relevant experience in local government finance.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.
• Experience in financial analysis and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Management team to deliver outstanding service.
• Advise senior managers on strategic financial matters.
• Ensure compliance with legislation affecting local government finance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Financial Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

IT Skills

Education

CCAB Qualified

Relevant Experience in Local Government

Tools

Spreadsheets

Financial Systems

Job description

Finance Manager - Adult Social Care

£55,399 - £82,896

Permanent, Full Time

Richmond

Are you a talented, motivated, and enthusiastic accountant with experience of working in Local Government? This role will provide you with the opportunity to take responsibility for leading our Finance Management team to deliver a high quality and responsive finance business partnering service to the Adult Social Care and Public Health directorate.

This is a great opportunity for a collaborative, experienced Local Authority finance professional and preferably Adult Social Care experience, to join our team and help take our support service to the next level.

Working to the Assistant Director of Finance – Adult Social Care and Public Health you will have the opportunity to influence the direction of the finance business partnering offer to the directorate. You will support our staff to adapt and make the continuous improvements needed to transform Adult Social Care, working collaboratively to deliver high quality finance information supporting the directorate achieve the efficiencies needed to enable our services to flourish.

You will be joining a supportive team with a commitment to striving to provide the highest quality of service at the lowest attainable cost.

About the role

Leadership and Management: You will lead by example and manage the Financial Management team within the Adult Social Care and Public Health directorate with the primary aim of delivering an outstanding finance business partnering service.

Regulatory Compliance: You will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding and knowledge of legislation affecting local government finance and service delivery including legislation affecting Adult Social Care Services.

Experience: You will have proven experience of advising and supporting senior managers on key strategic matters relating to finance including undertaking complex financial calculations, options appraisals, sensitivity analysis and variance analysis.

Communication: You will connect better possessing excellent communication skills with an ability to explain and accurately present complex financial information that non-financial professionals can understand and have confidence in.

Performance Management: You will embrace difference and think bigger to drive the team to deliver continuous improvement to ensure that reliable and robust financial information is provided to support decision making and financial reporting.

Professional Development: Embracing opportunities for personal and professional growth in an ever-changing environment, you will foster a culture of ongoing learning within the service.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• CCAB qualified or have relevant experience in an accounting role in local government preferably within Adult Social Care.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to maintaining and improving the quality of services provided.
• Experience of providing advice to secure effective delivery and value for money across the directorate and communicate complex financial issues to all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks to deliver on service goals and ambitions is a must
• Proficient IT skills to use spreadsheets, financial systems and other relevant packages for analysis and presentation.

Closing Date: 20th May 2025

Shortlisting Date: 23rd May 2025

Interview (including assessment) Date:6th and 9th June 2025

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.