As a Finance Officer, you will work in a small placements team, serving two councils, which commissions placements for children and young people aged 0 - 25 in a range of settings including foster care, residential children''s homes, residential parent and child assessment centres and semi-Independent units. This is a hybrid role working 3 days in the office based between Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. Responsibilities to include: To manage a range of activities relating to financial payments, management information and processes To assist the team and managers to oversee the children''s placement budget and meet performance targets relating to the placement of Looked After Children To take responsibility for financial management within teams and projects, including savings delivery, and ensures value for money and the efficient use of resources To engage with appropriate teams to maximise consensus and manage change effectively; this would also include working collaboratively with professional network for looked after children including social workers, SEN, ICB as well as close working with the independent/private sector to effectively manage the market and ensure future needs are met To maintain an overview of children''s placements, advising managers on trends and implications, in particularly regarding placement stability and high cost and long-term external placements. To work with financial information and a range of systems- eg downloading transactions, ..... full job details .....