Senior Finance Manager

Service Care Solutions Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Finance Manager in Bedfordshire. The role requires a fully qualified accountant with significant experience in Adult Social Care finance. The successful candidate will provide strategic financial leadership and manage a finance team, ensuring effective financial governance and reporting. The position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive daily rate.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Substantial post-qualification experience needed.
• Experience in Adult Social Care in a local authority or public sector setting essential.
• Strong communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial decision-making for payments, grants, and budget reporting.
• Manage and support a dedicated finance team.
• Provide financial reporting to senior management and Cabinet.

Skills

Financial leadership

Team management

Public sector funding

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Fully qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent)

Job description

Senior Finance Manager
Location: Bedfordshire
Contract: Temporary (9-months initial)
Rate: £525.00 per day umbrella // £461.88 per day PAYE inclusive // £412.14 per day PAYE exclusive
Start Date: ASAP
Contact: [e-mail]
*Hybrid Working*

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in Bedfordshire for a Senior Finance Manager to join their Adult Social Care Finance team on a temporary basis. This critical role will provide strategic financial leadership and drive robust financial management across Adult Social Care services-an area of high complexity and importance within the Council's overall budget.

Main Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior leader within the Finance function, contributing to strategic and operational planning across the Council, with a particular focus on Adult Social Care.
• Lead financial decision-making processes relating to payments, grants, reserve requests, and budget reporting.
• Manage and support a dedicated finance team-ensuring delivery of key priorities, effective performance management, and professional development.
• Take full ownership of the Medium-Term Financial Planning (MTFP) process for Adult Social Care, including demand projections, funding analysis, risk mitigation, and development of business cases for savings and pressures.
• Provide timely and insightful financial reporting to senior management and Cabinet-offering challenge, ensuring accuracy, and driving actions to address variances.
• Ensure financial governance and compliance are embedded within all activities, while identifying opportunities for service improvement and digital transformation.

CandidateCriteria

• Fully qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent), with substantial post-qualification experience.
• Significant finance experience within Adult Social Care in a local authority or public sector setting is essential.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to manage and develop teams in a complex and pressurised environment.
• Deep understanding of public sector funding, cost drivers, and regulatory frameworks related to Adult Social Care.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Confidence and credibility to influence senior leaders, elected members, and multidisciplinary teams.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email [e-mail]
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.