Total 47 job vacancies by Service Care Solutions

Trust Manager/Senior Manager
Location: London
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £60,000 - £85,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Start Date: Flexible
*Hybrid Working*
Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Top 50 Chartered Accountancy in London for a Trust Manager/Senior Manager to join the team on a permanent basis. The firm are looking for someone to become a key member of our Trust Team, reporting directly to Directors and Partners and looking after an interesting and varied portfolio that includes charitable trusts.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for an interesting and varied portfolio of UK resident and charitable trusts, including ensuring key deadlines for annual accounts and tax compliance are met.
• Reviewing work prepared by members of the team, input into their training and mentoring.
• Assisting with advisory work and ad-hoc matters, including high level taxation and general advice regarding Inheritance Tax.
• Liaising with tax, accounts and financial planning teams, as appropriate, to ensure a joined-up approach.
• Monitoring budgets, own chargeability and raising fee notes.

Candidate Criteria

• CTA and/or STEP Qualified
• Experience in a similar role, managing a Trusts portfolio in practice
• Experience of charitable trusts, probate work and estate accounts advantageous but not essential
• Working knowledge of CCH Trust Accounts and CCH Personal Tax would be advantageous
• Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team.

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 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.

Service Care Solutions are working alongside a local authority in Solihull, for an Insurance Officer to join their team. Please find a description of the role below

Location: Solihull.
Hours: 37 per week.
Salary: £14.65-£15.10 per hour (umbrella/ltd)
Contract: 12 months on going.

Requirements:

• UK experience is essential.
• This is a junior role. Looking for someone computer literate who can confidently work with spreadsheets.
• Ideally would like a candidate who has some insurance experience.
• Good customer facing skills.
• Hybrid: 2 days in the office (Thursdays for team meetings and Fridays)
• Officer is required to help support professional insurance advise to departments.
• Desirable to have knowledge of insurance policies, terms and conditions, claims process, claims settlement negotiations and local authority risk insurances.

If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email marc.facer@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.

If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask.

• Read credit reports and fully understand customer credit profiles
• Provide high quality professional independent mortgage advice and explain different types of mortgages available
• To be responsible for all underwriting queries, resolution of issues and produce decisions in principle's for new cases prior to be passed over to the case management team
• Underwrite Mortgage applications for a large panel of lenders
• Manage pipelines and workflows in a fast-paced mortgage environment, ensuring all customers are kept fully up to date
• Meet all departmental SLAs and targets
• Ensure all regulatory documentation completed within the required timescale
• Work within Network regulatory requirements
• To maintain knowledge of the financial services industry
• Keep up to date with new mortgage products and changes in lenders criteria
• To be proactive, hardworking, flexible and able to work under own initiative but also a team player
• Embrace company values and promote them effectively alongside the company brand
• Understand what Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) means and embed this fully within your work
• Attend internal or external meetings as required.

If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email marc.facer@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.

If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask.

Finance Officer
Local Authority Tameside
Ashton Under Lyne
Office based role
Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00
9 Month Contract

£15.67ph - £24.84ph Umbrella

Job Purpose

I am currently recruiting a Finance Officer to join a local authority on a temporary basis to cover a secondment. This role is ideal for someone with local authority experience, particularly in supporting engineering and town centre regeneration projects. The successful candidate will be part of an 8-person team, working closely with budget holders to manage both revenue and capital budgets effectively.

This is an excellent development opportunity for anyone wanting to broaden their experience and be involved in a number of high profile pieces of work over the coming months. The role would be supporting on both revenue and capital aspects of the budget and will play an important role in supporting budget holders to move to self service over the coming months.

Main responsibilities

• Provide financial management and business planning advice to management, and clients.
• Contribute to financial reporting that meets corporate governance and client needs.
• Support managers in monitoring budgets, identifying variances, and advising on corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with financial rules, accounting practices, and legislation.
• Build strong working relationships with clients to understand their financial needs and provide tailored advice.
• Participate in client management meetings, offering financial insights.
• Ensure accurate financial data reporting in line with corporate governance and client requirements.
• Support the preparation of the Council's revenue budget, medium-term financial strategy, and annual accounts.
• Assist in financial modelling and cost analysis for service plans.
• Contribute to service transformation and efficiency initiatives, identifying cost savings and improvements.
• Assist in delivering efficiency savings plans aligned with corporate financial goals.
• Contribute to business planning and risk management strategies.
• Manage day-to-day work priorities and deadlines.

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.

If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969

Service Care Solutions are currently working on behalf of a local authority in Nottingham for a Finance Technician to join their team.

Location: Nottingham
Working: Hybrid
Salary: £18-£22 (umbrella/ltd)

Job Description:

• To provide an overall finance support/processing service to various clients in a flexible manner, ensuring that an effective, efficient and customer focused service is delivered within required KPI, PI and activity timescales.
• To work as part of a team using an adult care case management system for service users requiring direct payments, provider payments, deferred payments, residential and non-residential assessments.
• To ensure that the advice is interpreted and managed within local policies and national guidance to direct payments, provider payments, deferred payments, residential and non-residential assessments.
• To ensure that complex data management is provided on behalf of the local authority and falls within local policies and national guidance to process and maintain direct payments, provider payments, deferred payments, residential and non-residential
• To manage workload and prioritise tasks effectively and extract data to help support any service user complaints/requests (including SARS or FOI).
• Effectively communicate with outside bodies such as legal service organisations etc.
• To deal with routine correspondence and telephone enquiries of a personal and confidential nature pertaining to service user's financial details and the payments to service providers.
• To deal with daily incoming and outgoing post for the direct payments, provider payments, deferred payments, residential and non-residential assessments teams within agreed timescales and deadlines.
• To work together with your colleagues in reviewing and updating procedures to improve quality and consistency.
• To maintain effective working relationships with Lincolnshire County Council staff, providers of services, service users, and other professionals.
• To maintain computer and manual filing systems.

If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email marc.facer@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.

If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask.

Head of Finance

Local Authority Blackburn

Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00

3 Days required in the office (2 Days Remote)

Salary Negotiable - (£500-£700pd) Dependent on Experience

Job Purpose

You will take responsibility for our finance teams and performance monitoring team developing the plans necessary to deliver excellent services to our residents. You will have the opportunity to influence the direction of the services and support our staff to make the continuous improvements needed to enable our services to flourish.

The successful applicant will play a vital role in supporting the development of our social care and public health services, offering inspiring leadership to our teams and influencing the strategic direction of our services linked to regulatory and business plan requirements. We are on an improvement journey and have brought together a range of services including for example commissioning, finance and performance, which with your expertise, will support the Directorate to operate within budgets and evidence compliance with a range of regulated activities.

Main responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to design and deliver integrated services, ensuring efficient budget use.
• Develop and improve financial, performance, and business systems for managing contracts, focusing on outcomes and quality.
• Ensure commissioned services are high-quality, cost-effective, and people-centered with ongoing quality assurance.
• Lead Adult Social Care Finance, Performance, Direct Payments, and Complex Care teams to drive service improvements and align with public health strategies.
• Ensure compliance with Local Authority systems, including risk management, performance monitoring, and workforce planning.
• Manage multiple Council budgets and funding streams effectively.
• Represent the council in key meetings and with health sector partners to ensure collaborative service delivery.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement to achieve positive outcomes for citizens.
• Provide leadership, fostering employee development, wellbeing, and proactive health management.
• Provide timely information to stakeholders to monitor performance and progress towards strategic goals.

Requirements for the role

• Must be able to attend the office 3 days per week (Flexibility on the days)
• Must be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA)
• Must have significant experience within Adult Social care at a Senior Level
• Or similar significant NHS experience

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.

If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969

SAP Content Editor (Finance)

Location: Gloucestershire

Contract: Temporary (5 month initial)

Rate: £300 - £325 Per Day Umbrella

Start date: ASAP

*Hybrid Working - 1 day a week in office*

Contact: miraj.hussen@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description

Service Care Solutions is recruiting on behalf of a local authority based in Gloucester for a skilled Content Editor. This role is integral to the SAP Cloud implementation programme, focusing on developing and delivering content through EnableNow, particularly within the finance and procurement modules (S4, Ariba). The successful candidate will be responsible for editing and finalising training materials, supporting both face-to-face and virtual training sessions, and collaborating with SMEs to ensure content accuracy. If you have solid experience with SAP and EnableNow, this is a great opportunity to contribute to a major public sector ERP initiative.

Main responsibilities

• Edit and finalise SAP Cloud training content (S4, Ariba) for publication in EnableNow.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure content accuracy and relevance for finance and procurement modules.
• Support the creation and refinement of training materials for both face-to-face sessions and webinars.
• Assist in the delivery of training collateral and ensure it is aligned with the overall implementation strategy.
• Provide ongoing support to the training team in executing successful training sessions.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with EnableNow for content editing and publishing.
• Experience using SAP Cloud modules (S4, Ariba), particularly in finance and procurement.
• Knowledge and use of video editing software to enhance training content delivery.
• Previous experience supporting SAP Cloud implementation in a public sector environment.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Miraj at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email miraj.hussen@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.

Location: Worcestershire.

Rate: £210-£220 (umbrella) per day.

Contract: 3 months' on going.

To play a pivotal role in the Pension Investments Management Team, contributing significantly to the investment strategy of the Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund (WPF). The role involves financial oversight, investment reporting, and collaboration on Responsible Investment and ESG issues.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting:

• Review investment content for the Pension Fund Financial Statements.
• Produce the Fund's Annual Report in collaboration with Central Finance colleagues.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Attend LGPS Central meetings and deputize when necessary.
• Liaise with Partners to ensure accurate reporting on Responsible Investment and ESG issues related to the Fund.
• Present findings and updates to the Pension Board, Pensions Committee, and Pension Investments Sub Committee.

Cross-Council Initiatives:

• Participate in various cross-council projects and initiatives that align with the pension fund's goals.

Staff Management:

• Supervise and develop team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Customer Focus:

• Maintain a proactive approach, ensuring that customer needs are prioritized in all activities.

Qualifications:

• CCAB (or equivalent) qualified accountant or finance professional.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

Job Title: Business Partner
Location: Lincolnshire Police HQ
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Temporary until 31st March 2025

Hourly Rate: Umbrella rate of £34.13

We are currently seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the Finance Department at Lincolnshire Police on a temporary contract. This role involves providing professional financial advice and business partnering services to budget holders and senior leadership teams.

• Provide financial management services to designated areas of Lincolnshire Police.
• Prepare monthly management reports and accurate forecast outturns.
• Advise and assist budget holders with corrective actions for overspending.
• Conduct regular budget reviews and identify efficiency savings.
• Deliver training on finance, procurement, and contract regulations to budget holders.
• Prepare financial evaluations for new service developments.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors and contribute to financial statement preparation.

• Standard shift pattern:
  • Monday - Thursday: 08:30 - 16:30
  • Friday: 08:30 - 16:00
    (Flexible working arrangements can be discussed at the interview.)

• Full AAT or part-qualified CCAB accountant (essential for SG3 level).
• Qualified accountant (desirable for SG4 level).
• Experience providing financial advice in public sector finance, with a preference for Police or Local Authority experience.

If you're interested in contributing to the financial management of Lincolnshire Police, we would love to hear from you.
For more information or to apply, contact:
Lewis Ashcroft
Email: Lewis.Ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk or Phone 01772 208962.

SAP Trainer (Finance)

Location: Gloucestershire

Contract: Temporary (5 month initial)

Rate: £350 - £400 Per Day Umbrella

Start date: ASAP

*Hybrid Working - 1 day a week in office*

Contact: miraj.hussen@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description

Service Care Solutions is recruiting on behalf of a local authority based in Gloucester for an experienced SAP Trainer. This role focuses on delivering high-quality training for the implementation of SAP Cloud, specifically within the finance and procurement modules (S4, Ariba). The successful candidate will be responsible for developing training materials, conducting face-to-face and virtual sessions, and working closely with programme SMEs to ensure content accuracy. If you have strong SAP experience and a passion for training, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a critical ERP project in the public sector.

Main responsibilities

• Develop and deliver comprehensive training sessions on SAP Cloud (S4, Ariba) finance and procurement modules.
• Create lesson plans, training materials, and collateral tailored to the ERP implementation requirements.
• Conduct in-person and virtual training (webinars) to diverse stakeholders in a local government setting.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure accurate content and manage training resources in EnableNow.
• Continuously update training content and improve delivery based on participant feedback and system updates.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with SAP Cloud modules (S4, Ariba), particularly in finance and procurement.
• Proven ability to design, develop, and deliver training sessions, both in-person and through webinars.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex systems to a diverse audience.
• Collaborative approach to working with SMEs to ensure accurate and relevant training content.
• Desirable: Experience using SAP's EnableNow for content management and publishing.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Miraj at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email miraj.hussen@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.

SAP Trainer (Finance)

Location: Gloucestershire

Contract: Temporary (5 month initial)

Rate: £300 - £325 Per Day Umbrella

Start date: ASAP

*Hybrid Working - 1 day a week in office*

Contact: miraj.hussen@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description

Service Care Solutions is recruiting on behalf of a local authority based in Gloucester for a skilled Content Editor. This role is integral to the SAP Cloud implementation programme, focusing on developing and delivering content through EnableNow, particularly within the finance and procurement modules (S4, Ariba). The successful candidate will be responsible for editing and finalising training materials, supporting both face-to-face and virtual training sessions, and collaborating with SMEs to ensure content accuracy. If you have solid experience with SAP and EnableNow, this is a great opportunity to contribute to a major public sector ERP initiative.

Main responsibilities

• Edit and finalise SAP Cloud training content (S4, Ariba) for publication in EnableNow.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure content accuracy and relevance for finance and procurement modules.
• Support the creation and refinement of training materials for both face-to-face sessions and webinars.
• Assist in the delivery of training collateral and ensure it is aligned with the overall implementation strategy.
• Provide ongoing support to the training team in executing successful training sessions.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with EnableNow for content editing and publishing.
• Experience using SAP Cloud modules (S4, Ariba), particularly in finance and procurement.
• Knowledge and use of video editing software to enhance training content delivery.
• Previous experience supporting SAP Cloud implementation in a public sector environment.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Miraj at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email miraj.hussen@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.

Finance Assistant
Accountancy Service
Lytham St Annes
Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 (37.5 Hours per week)
Permanent Role
£23,450pa+ Dependent on Experience

Key Responsibilities

• Inputting Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger and Cash Book transactions on a timely basis to assist with the monthly production of the management accounts.
• Making payments via BACs and taking over the phone card payments, carried out by following procedures to ensure compliance and mitigate risk to the business.
• Proactively liaising with customers and suppliers to ensure ledgers are accurate and issues are addressed, communicating via telephone, email, and face to face meetings
• Resolve any complaints and service issues quickly to the satisfaction of the customer ensuring that business retained, and customer loyalty is strengthened.
• Maintain strong working relationships with other teams to foster an environment that strengthens the core and continuously improves.
• Proactively challenge working practices to enable delivery of a service that is customer focused and adds value.
• Develop self and suggest improvements to the service you deliver by gaining knowledge through continued professional development provided by the company.
• Excel based calculations and monitoring of items such as agency rebates and referral awards.
• Support with Intercompany and VAT reconciliations as part of month end processes.
• Support with bank reconciliations.
• Take ownership of one set of small company accounts to develop commercial awareness and accounting rules

What Skills are required

• GCSE standard passes including Maths and English, or equivalent.
• Book- keeping and Ledger experience an advantage.
• AAT qualification an advantage.
• Experience with accounting software is an advantage
• Strong Excel skills
• Attention to detail essential
• Good communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines

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.

If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a local authority in Conwy for a Principal Accountant - Schools Support to join the team please find a description of the role below.

Contract: 3 months'

Working: On-site

Hours: 37

Rate: £16-£17 (umbrella)

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Support:

• Assist the Principal Accountant in delivering school finance services per the Service Level Agreement.

• Help prepare annual budgets for Primary, Secondary, and Special schools.

• Support the end-of-year accounts closure and assist in producing final accounts.

• Aid in preparing financial projections to optimize resource utilization in schools.

• Regularly visit schools to provide advice on budget matters, assist with report interpretation, and resolve administrative issues.

• Investigate and respond to queries from schools, contractors, and finance department staff regarding payments and charges.

• Maintain a Financial Reporting System for Primary schools, ensuring monthly reconciliation with the authority ledger.

• Stay updated on relevant legislation and ensure all transactions have a proper audit trail, adhering to VAT regulations and Financial Regulations.

• Assist with creditor payments, logging orders, and ensuring compliance with financial codes of practice.

• Work effectively as part of a team and carry out additional duties as designated by the line manager.

If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email marc.facer@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.

If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask.

Finance Manager
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (3-months initial)
Rate: £527.85 per day PAYE // £600 per day umbrella
Start Date: ASAP
*Hybrid Working*
Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Finance Manager to join their Schools/Childrens Finance team on a temporary basis. The postholder will provide interim cover for the vacant Finance Manager post covering Schools Finance and all aspects of Dedicated Schools Grant including High Needs/SEND budget monitoring & projections, Early Years funding & modelling, schools in deficit.

Candidate Criteria

• CCAB/CIMA Qualified Accountant or Equivalent
• Experienced in a similar role within Schools/Education Finance
• Experience of budget management and providing advice to senior members
• Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team.

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 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.

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a local authority in Cheshire for a Clerical Assistant Client Finance to join their team. Please find a description of the role tomorrow.

Rate: 14.65 (ltd)

Hours: 37

Working: Hybrid (once initial training is completed)

Location: Cheshire

JOB PURPOSE:

To provide clerical support to Client Finance Teams and assist in the processing of Financial Assessment forms and other client related information.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To have a working knowledge of current Adult Social Care Charging regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Using the Document Imaging system to scan and index documents.
• To deal with letters and correspondence received within the Client Finance Team, both in writing or sent electronically via email or via online Financial Assessment tool.
• To deal with queries raised by service users of Social Care, over the telephone as required.
• To liaise with Adult Social Care, Transactional Services and Corporate Debt on individual cases.
• To liaise with the other teams in the Council where necessary.
• To provide efficient and effective clerical support to the Financial Assessment Team to enable Financial Assessments to be assessed and calculated in a timely manner and service users notified of outcomes, in writing.
• To process routine changes of circumstances in specific types of claims.
• Provide clerical support, efficiently and effectively across the whole of Client Finance as required.
• To input data into computer systems.

If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email marc.facer@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.

If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask.