Finance Support Officer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 3, 3rd Floor

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 06/09/2026

This post is not open to job share.

About the Roles & Team

The Area Finance Team is a 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.

About You

We are seeking a self-motivated, dedicated professional with proven experience in accounting procedures and customer care. Experience of school’s finance & FMS/Bromcom finance software is an advantage. Experience of working within a school finance setting is desirable. 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

Our team supports 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).

Other benefits include:

• Clear career progression pathway.
• 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.
• 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).

Interviews are likely week commencing 14th September 2026.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have the 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.