Client Finance Assistant

Terms and Conditions: Part Time, Permanent, 22 hours per week
Department: Finance on behalf of Adult Social Care

Shortlisting date: 16th November 2026
Interview date: 19th November 2026

Come and join our team as a Client Finances Assistant!

We have expanded our Corporate Appointee & Deputy Team (Client Finances) and have an exciting opportunity for the right person.

We are offering the above post on a permanent contract with flexible working arrangements (in line with business need), blended working opportunities, excellent terms & conditions, holiday & bank holiday entitlements and an index linked pension scheme.

Are you:

A caring, dedicated individual, keen to make a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people within our community?

• Knowledgeable in current state benefit criteria?
• An excellent communicator with great customer service skills?
• Well organised, analytically minded with excellent IT skills?
• Are you looking for an interesting and varied part time role, perhaps you are considering a change in career and seeking out new opportunities?

If your answer is ‘Yes’ to these questions you could be just the person we are looking for!

We require a highly motivated, passionate, and driven person to work within an established team delivering a high-quality service to our individuals and the wider Adult Social Care team.

The Role:

Working with and providing support to individuals assessed as lacking mental capacity to administer their financial affairs in conjunction with their social/support worker. You will carry out duties in relation to Corporate Appointee or Deputyship services on behalf of the Council, with specific responsibilities for:

Client Finances Assistant

Provide day to day support to maintain individual client bank accounts through the use of the Client Monies banking system, inputting data, preparing payments and completing daily and other periodic reconciliations. Receive income and make payments on behalf of individuals.

For this post:

You need to have excellent customer service and communication skills to enable you to deal with queries from individuals, Social Work colleagues, housing teams, utility companies and care providers.

You will have excellent organisational and IT skills with a good working knowledge of IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

You will be expected to contribute positively to the development and improvement of our business processes and procedures.

This role requires the right candidate with attention to detail, a flexible approach to the working day and the ability to think on your feet, rest assured no two days are the same!

Experience of working within a Social services/Public Sector environment would be desirable but not essential.

Knowledge of Adult Social Care case management systems (i.e., MOSAIC) and financial systems is also desirable.

Applicants should have English and Maths GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above.

Please see the job description for further details or, for an informal chat contact Michelle Barrett at michelle.barrett@blackburn.gov.uk Tel: 01254 585171