Senior Finance Analyst

Senior Finance Analyst
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (3-6 months)
Rate: £600.00 per day umbrella // £527.78 per day PAYE inclusive // £470.94 per day PAYE exclusive  
Start Date: ASAP
Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
*Hybrid Working*

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Senior Finance Analyst (Adults) to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will provide specialist financial modelling and strategic financial support during a period of significant demand and cost pressure.

This is a high-impact interim role, requiring a senior finance professional with deep experience in Adult Social Care demand and cost modelling, strong stakeholder management skills, and the confidence to challenge and influence service leads and senior leadership.

You will play a key role in strengthening financial grip, supporting recovery planning, and improving forecast accuracy across Adult Social Care services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on Adult Social Care financial modelling, including Demand & Cost Models.
• Provide expert financial challenge to service leads on overspends, unachieved savings, and mitigation plans.
• Support and influence recovery plans to bring expenditure back within budget.
• Work closely with key stakeholders across Commissioning, Brokerage, and Social Care Payments, understanding interdependencies and financial impacts.
• Attend Adult Social Care DMT meetings, presenting financial information, explaining variances, and highlighting key risks and pressures.
• Develop and present alternative cost-saving options, escalating non-delivery where required.
• Provide clear, robust financial advice to senior managers to support decision-making.
• Ensure financial assumptions are realistic, evidence-based, and aligned with operational delivery.

Candidate Criteria

• CCAB-qualified accountant (e.g. CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA, ACA).
• Significant, demonstrable experience in Adult Social Care financial modelling, specifically demand and cost modelling.
• Strong understanding of the Better Care Fund and pooled budget arrangements between Health and Social Care.
• Proven experience challenging senior service leads and influencing financial outcomes.
• Experience working within a Local Authority Adult Social Care finance environment.
• Ability to clearly present complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development (CPD).

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who could be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@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.