Senior Accountant - Adult Care Services

Job Title: Senior Accountant - Adult Care Services
Starting Salary: £42,839 progressing to £47,181 per annum per annum (pay award pending)
Hours: 37
Location: Stevenage
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Resources

About the team

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Herts Finance Service in providing outstanding financial advice and support to Adult Care Services.

Not only will you know that your role is providing value to over 1.2 million people within Hertfordshire your contribution will be invaluable in achieving our core values

Taking the lead and supporting on the in-year financial cycle and the medium-term financial planning process for Adult Care services in Hertfordshire. This forms one of the largest with budgets within Hertfordshire County Council and therefore the financial support is paramount in supporting the future financial position of the council.

About the role

With responsibility for the monitoring of care purchasing and staffing budgets, you will be producing monthly forecasts as well as providing analysis to explain variances and trends for senior operational and corporate management teams.

The successful candidates will ideally have experience of Business Partnering and supporting complex, demand led budgets. The role will involve supporting the Adult Social care budgets including;

• Monitoring Staffing and Care Purchasing budgets.
• Presenting financials to Senior managers and Directors.
• Supporting Budget setting
• Direct line management of Accountancy Officers(s)
• Responsibility for Year-end closedown

About you

Essential

• CCAB qualified or experienced finance professional with a strong track record of providing financial management support
• Ability to make effective use of multiple data sources and to use available tools to provide robust forecasting and financial analysis.
• Ability to interpret, apply and explain financial policies, procedures and guidance.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, supporting budget holders in helping them to manage resources effectively while delivering high-quality services
• Experience in producing financial analysis to support decision making, including identifying trends in high-cost demand areas and modelling scenarios.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and flexibility to re-prioritise according to business needs.

Desirable

• Experience in managing and leading a team to deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial information to support frontline services.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 11. Please locate the job profile here:

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To hear more about this opportunity please contact Sonia.Pereira@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 14th, 15th or 16th July 2026

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

We are changing
Hertfordshire County Councilis undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.