Area Finance Manager
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Area Finance Manager
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 1, 1st Floor
- Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 08/03/2026
- Job Requisition Number: 13581
- This post is not open to job share
Area Finance Manager - Term Time Only
We’re looking for a forward‑thinking finance leader to strengthen our traded service, grow market share and champion exceptional customer experience across schools and academies. As the Area Finance Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead a well established team that support schools across the county with expert financial guidance and training.
About the Team & Role
As the Area Finance Manager, you will lead an established and experienced team that supports schools across Gloucestershire with high‑quality financial advice. You will oversee the delivery of a modern, efficient and commercially sustainable traded finance service—ensuring strong customer relationships, excellent service quality and continued market growth.
In this role, you will provide strategic leadership across all core school finance activities, including budget planning, year‑end, financial systems and risk management. You will also shape and quality‑assure our finance training offer for Headteachers, Governors and school staff, ensuring it remains accurate, relevant and sector‑aligned. This is a Term Time Only position
A key focus will be developing your team: setting clear expectations, driving continuous improvement and supporting professional growth so the service remains confident, capable and future‑ready.
You will represent the service with senior leaders, contribute to oversight of schools causing concern, and use customer insight to help evolve our traded offer. This role is ideal for an experienced finance leader who can combine strong technical expertise with excellent relationship‑building, commercial awareness and a commitment to delivering great customer experience.
About You
You’ll be an experienced finance professional with a strong background in school or public‑sector finance, confident leading teams and delivering high‑quality financial services. Commercially aware and customer‑focused, you build strong relationships, provide clear strategic advice and support effective decision‑making. You bring strong analytical skills, excellent communication and a proactive, forward‑thinking approach to improving services and supporting schools.
About Us
At Gloucestershire County Council, we are committed to being an employer of choice. We promote flexible working arrangements where possible and strive to provide a supportive culture where colleagues can thrive and continue to develop professional
For all your hard work, you will receive the following;
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
- Career development and qualification opportunities
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- An in-house Occupational Health service
- Employee discount scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
How to Apply
If you feel you have the experience, skills and motivation to make a positive difference, we would be delighted to receive your application. Please submit your application and supporting statement by clicking the Apply Now button.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact allana.whelan@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Additional Information
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The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.
By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.