Role: Service Accountant REF 135298
Contract Length: Until 04/12/26 – Flexible hybrid working
Location: Hackney
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £281 per day
Spinwell is recruiting for a Service Accountant for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SERVICE ACCOUNTANT
Financial Planning & Budget Management
- Business Partnering: Build strong working relationships with budget holders and senior leaders across Adult Social Care, providing clear, actionable financial advice.
- Budget Setting & Forecasting: Lead on setting annual revenue budgets, identifying cost pressures, and delivering accurate monthly forecast positions.
- Financial Modelling: Analyse demand trends, demographic shifts, and care package costs to build robust medium-term financial strategy models.
Accounting & Statutory Reporting
- Year-End Closedown: Manage the end-of-year accounts process for Adult Social Care in line with CIPFA guidelines and local authority statutory requirements.
- Grant Management: Oversee government funding streams (such as the Better Care Fund) ensuring strict compliance, audit readiness, and accurate reporting.
- Reconciliations & Control: Ensure robust internal financial controls, performing routine account reconciliations and variances analyses.
Strategic Advice & Value for Money
- Transformation Support: Partner with operational teams to evaluate savings proposals, efficiency drives, and service transformation initiatives.
- Committee Reporting: Draft clear, high-quality financial reports and presentations for executive leadership, governance boards, and council committees.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SERVICE ACCOUNTANT
Experience & Technical Skills
- Public Sector / Local Authority Finance: Proven experience in local government accounting, with direct experience supporting Social Care finance strongly preferred.
- Financial Business Partnering: Proven track record of translating complex financial data into simple, strategic insights for non-finance managers.
- Advanced Data Skills: High proficiency in financial management software, complex Excel modelling, and data visualization tools.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of CIPFA guidelines, local authority funding structures, and social care legislation (e.g., The Care Act).
Qualifications
- Professional Status: Fully qualified or final-stage studier (CCAB / CIPFA / CIMA / ACCA), or equivalent demonstrably relevant experience in a senior finance capacity.
Key Competencies
- Strong Communicator: Ability to influence, challenge constructively, and explain financial jargon to diverse operational stakeholders.
- Analytical & Solution-Oriented: A sharp eye for detail coupled with the capability to see the big picture and solve complex funding puzzles.
If you are a Service Accountant, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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