Finance Support Officer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Finance Support Officer
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 1, 1st Floor 
• Salary:                              £30,024 - £32,597 per annum (pro rata) 
• Hours per Week:                28.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    07/12/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:    12574 
• This post is not open to job share

About the Roles & Team

The Area Finance Team is busy team providing training, financial advice, support and practical assistance to schools throughout Gloucestershire.

The role involves working at an operational level with school finance staff, visiting schools to offer 1 to 1 finance support and training. You will be assisting in delivering training courses to school finance staff. Training courses are delivered at Shire Hall. You will also be visiting schools throughout Gloucestershire to undertake finance tasks due to sickness or a vacant position in a school. We run an office based dedicated helpline, which you will be manning with a colleague one day a week, and some sessions during school holidays.

Our team support schools with their finance tasks and strategic financial planning

The role is for a permanent contract for 28 hours per week, Term time only with 1 inset week and 1 further holiday working week spread through the year: 40 weeks per year, with a prorated salary.  

The full time equivalent of 0.6662 or 0.6811 (if currently employed at GCC with 5 years service).

About You

We are seeking a, self-motivated, dedicated professional with proven experience in accounting procedures and customer 

care.

Experience of school’s finance & ESS’s - FMS Finance software is an advantage

Experience of working within a school finance setting is desirable.

The candidate MUST hold a full driving licence and have access to a car during all working hours, please DO NOT APPLY if you do not meet this requirement.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• 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 skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

Interviews are likely to be from 12th December 2025 onwards

Any queries can be directed to afo@gloucestershire.gov.uk 01452 426431

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Finance Support Officer - Job Profile

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. 

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.