Senior Finance Officer

Service Care Solutions; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local public sector authority in West Yorkshire is seeking a Senior Finance Officer on a temporary basis. The role involves providing financial support, leading on budget monitoring, and supervising junior finance staff. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in public sector finance and possess excellent communication skills to work with senior management. This position offers hybrid working and a referral bonus of £250 for successful recommendations.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Significant experience providing financial support within a public sector environment.
• Strong experience in budget monitoring, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Proven ability to work with and challenge Budget Holders and Senior Managers.
• Experience supervising or line managing junior finance staff.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality financial support to a mixed portfolio of services.
• Lead on budget monitoring, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Hold regular meetings with Budget Holders and Senior Managers to present financial information.
• Support service areas to manage financial risks.
• Lead or contribute to capital accounting in the public sector.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and internal controls.
• Support the preparation of financial returns and year-end processes.
• Line-manage Finance Officers and Assistant Finance Officers.
• Maintain and improve financial processes and controls.

Skills

Financial support

Budget monitoring

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Communication skills

Job description

Senior Finance Officer

Location: West Yorkshire
Contract: Temporary (3-6 months)
Rate: £25.00 per hour umbrella // £22.51 per hour PAYE inclusive // £20.09 per hour PAYE exclusive
Start Date: ASAP
Hybrid Working

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in West Yorkshire for a Senior Finance Officer to join the team on a temporary basis. This is a key role within the finance function, providing day‑to‑day financial support across a mixed portfolio of services while also specialising in areas such as financial planning, capital accounting, or corporate finance.

You will play a leadership role within the team, supporting budget holders and senior managers with robust financial advice, budget monitoring, and forecasting. The post also includes line‑management responsibility for Finance Officers and Assistant Finance Officers and contributes to the continuous improvement of financial processes and controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality financial support to a mixed portfolio of services.
• Lead on budget monitoring, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Hold regular meetings with Budget Holders and Senior Managers to present financial information, provide challenge, and support decision‑making.
• Support service areas to manage financial risks, pressures, and opportunities.
• Lead or significantly contribute to capital accounting within the public sector environment.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, financial regulations, and internal controls.
• Support the preparation of financial returns, reports, and year‑end processes.
• Line‑manage Finance Officers and Assistant Finance Officers within the team.
• Maintain and improve financial processes, systems, and controls.

Candidate Criteria

• Significant experience providing financial support within a public sector environment.
• Strong experience in budget monitoring, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Proven ability to work with and challenge Budget Holders and Senior Managers.
• Experience supervising or line managing junior finance staff.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly.

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.

To apply, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).