Finance Officer

Finance Officer
Location: London
Contract: Temporary
Salary: £21.98 umbrella / £19.89 PAYE Exclusive / £17.75 PAYE Inclusive
Start Date: ASAP
Contact: rachel.burgess@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a local authority in London for a Finance Officer to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will be required to work closely with the SEN Funding & Finance Officer to provide high-level administrative and financial support, helping to manage budgets, monitor payments, and maintain strong relationships with schools and external providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and process financial transactions including purchase orders, top-up funding, and payments to schools and external providers
• Maintain and monitor contracts, ensuring compliance, accurate record-keeping, and a strong audit trail
• Reconcile financial data, track expenditure across multiple cost centres, and support budget monitoring and reporting, with exposure to large-scale budgets across cost centres.
• Liaise with schools, early years settings, and partner agencies to provide financial guidance and resolve queries.
• Provide internal support, training and assurance for the central support and operational teams.

Candidate Criteria

• Proven experience working with financial data, spreadsheets, and databases (ideally within a public sector or education setting)
• Strong understanding of financial processes, budget monitoring, and contract administration
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities accurately and efficiently
• Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships and provide clear guidance to stakeholders
• Political awareness and knowledge of context concerning SEN and budgets.
• Enhanced DBS required.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who could be, please contact Rachel at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email rachel.burgess@servicecare.org.uk
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.