Social Care Payments Manager - Childrens Services

We have a new and unique opportunity for a Social Care Payments Manager to join Children’s Services and make a positive impact on our Children, Young People and their families and carers.

Based in our modern offices at Chelmunds Place, working closely with experienced corporate accountancy colleagues, you will work across our Children’s Social Work Service as a member of the management team, to develop and implement key financial objectives, ensuring consistency and collaboration, ultimately improving outcomes for our children and young people.

Advising and supporting operational managers where required, you will play a key role in the management of the finance teams within the service, for which you will have direct accountability, to support the delivery of the financial requirements throughout the service.

You will also promote a culture that is progressive and inclusive, creating processes that will support innovation, improve services, integration and transformation to deliver an effective and efficient service.

Other responsibilities include the development of processes in response to legislative and policy change.

You will work autonomously with minimal supervisory oversight with the ability to conceive, develop and implement policy/process at departmental level and you will have proven experience in being able to develop, lead and support teams.

To be considered for this post, you will need to demonstrate:

·       Minimum of 5 GCSE’s including English and Maths grade A-C/5-9 (or equivalent)

·       A degree level qualification (or equivalent), or the ability to demonstrate relevant specialist skills and knowledge gained from experiential learning

·       Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels

·       Proven financial management skills with significant experience working in a team responsible for financial processes

·       Experience of supervising/management of staff.

We offer the opportunity for a positive work life balance, through flexible working hours and hybrid working; combining home and office-based working, to meet business needs.

Working for Solihull means that we can also offer employees a great working environment, an extensive wellbeing offer, as well as attractive staff benefits including staff discounts and access to the Local Government pension scheme.

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