The role
The Role:
There are two Senior Finance Manager roles available in Southwark to support Adults Social Care, Commissioning and Public health and Education . You’ll support services which work with some of our most vulnerable residents, so you must be a confident finance professional with a collaborative, open working style. You will be managing a team which key aim is to be responsible for financial and management accounting and reporting for both General Fund in Adults and Education as well as Dedicated School Grant. You will also be the primary lead for co-ordinating the annual budget setting and closing process for each of the areas.
Senior Finance manager in Education:
Southwark are looking to recruit a Senior Finance Manager with significant experience in School Finance at management level including all DSG as well as General Fund areas. You will have experience in stakeholder engagement to support Schools Forum, building good relationship with headteachers, governors and education directorate. The role will be responsible on dealing with day-to-day activities of running a well-established school’s finance team, as well as some projects that the education department in Southwark embarked on. The role holder is expected to have the necessary technical knowledge to oversee all aspects of education finance and oversee the required internal and external statutory reporting requirements.
Senior Finance manager Adults Social Care, Commissioning and Public Health:
We are looking for someone with experience in working across joint working and partnership arrangement especially with health as well as experience in significant procurement and commissioning projects. Ideal candidate would have local authority finance experience working with section 75 agreements such as the Better Care Fund, as well as experience in managing grants and income such as for the Public Health grant, Social Care grant as well as specific grant income for supporting hospital discharges.
About Us:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About you:
We want only the best for Southwark and we are seeking a qualified accountant with a strong background in finance, preferably in a social care, Commissioning and/or Education and DSG . You will have an excellent track record of achievement. The successful candidate will be expected to have sound financial and analytical abilities, strong leadership and excellent people and communication skills. You will work closely with the service directorate to understand their needs and help support them deliver departmental and corporate objectives.
Additional information:
For an informal, confidential discussion about the job opportunity, please contact Eniko Nolan at Eniko.Nolan@southwark.gov.uk
Additional salary details
Benefits and More Information:
This post attracts JNC benefits to the value of £2,724 Per annum.
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Recruitment timetable
Application closing date: 11th July 2023
Interview date: W/C 24th July 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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