Finance & Monitoring Officer

Details of the job are provided below. Further information is available in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job reference: REQ05624

Date posted: 22/06/2026

Application closing date: 03/07/2026

Location: Tir Morfa

Salary: Grade 6 SCP 17 - SCP 22 £31,022 - £33,669

Package: Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 15.3% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities.

Contractual hours: 37

Basis: Full time

Job category/type: Education and Schools

We are currently seeking a passionate and enthusiastic individual to support our team as a Finance & Monitoring Officer. NPT Skills & Training Unit operate within Neath Port Talbot and across South Wales, delivering work based learning programmes, providing vocational training and learning. We work within schools and specialist units, with post 16 young people and employed apprentices across several sectors.

As a Finance & Monitoring Officer, you will support the Managers and Team Leaders to ensure financial control of projects and programmes that reside under NPT Skills & Training. The post holder will manage day to day finance and budgetary control for funded programmes, developing, implementing and monitoring new internal systems as well as utilising existing systems and platforms already in place for the various funded programmes. This will include establishing, implementing and maintaining systems of budgetary control working within the local authority/Welsh Government/Work Based Learning contractual and audit requirements.

Your daily routine will be to:

• Create (where required), maintain and continually update office budgetary/financial administration and record keeping systems and procedures, to support the work of the service, ensuring compliance with Local Authority procedures.
• Be responsible for the maintenance of the MIS and Financial data collection systems, in line with Funding contractors, Local Authority and Welsh Government procedures.
• Ensure that management information systems are provided with appropriate data within specified time bound targets.
• Be responsible for the financial reconciliation of all Skills & Training contracts, including income, developing and reviewing appropriate MIS, Finance and Administration procedures and documentation in line with contractual requirements.
• Undertake quality assurance checks on documentation and data systems in line with procedures and implement procedures to meet the needs of Skills and Training with particular reference to work based learning and employment opportunities.
• Be responsible for the creation of performance statistics in line with procedures.
• Provide reports/updates for the Project Manager as appropriate.

About you:

Do you have:

• Experience in managing financial income and expenditure within business or local government?
• Knowledge of government funding contracts and managing finance and data in relation to these?
• A recognised accountancy qualification or significant experience in this field?
• A recognised Business/Administration/Management qualification or significant experience in this field?
• The ability to manage your area of work, find solutions to problems and work positively within a team to enable change?

Vacancy Specific Information:

There are up to 37 hours available for this vacancy and we are keen to hear from applicants that are interested in full or part time work. Access to own vehicle/transport is desirable as the role may require some attendance across all NPT office sites and occasional meetings. This is a fixed term grant funded position up to 31/03/27 (pending successful acquisition of future contracts).

We would welcome those with experience in the following roles: Finance Officer, Accounts Assistant.

About us:

We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues’ efforts and achievements. We also believe that there’s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.

• Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance.
• Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 15.3% employer pension contribution.
• Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too).
• Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure.
• Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment.
• Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme.
• Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.

If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you.

DBS requirements: This post is subject to a standard DBS disclosure.

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing. The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements: Welsh Language skills are not required.

Additional Information: Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot. We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees. We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.