Internal only - School's Finance - Team Leader

at  South Gloucestershire Council

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

You will provide a specialist, professional support service covering all areas of financial management to enable schools to fulfil their statutory obligations and strategic functions.
This is for a limited term contract until 1 Jan 2026.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• It is essential that you have a recognised CCAB qualification or Association of Accounting Technician qualified or will have equivalent relevant professional experience and evidence of continuing professional development.
• You will have advanced Excel skills and experience of using computerised databases and monitoring systems, for example CIVICA/HCSS.We require to you have substantial experience in Schools Finance including School Funding formula, Scheme for Financing of Schools together with considerable experience covering schools’ key financial processes of financial planning, budget preparation, budget monitoring and preparing final accounts.

HOW A CAREER AT SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL IS DIFFERENT

We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos, the support and the training.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We’re providing essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community.
• We’re positive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work and we’re ambitious about the future.

We’ve achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

• You will be taking responsibility for the management of the Schools Finance team including allocation of work, monitoring of workloads and performance management to ensure effective and efficient delivery of financial management and support to schools and other customers.
• In the role you will be overseeing the development of the Schools Finance function as a provider of business and commercial advice to Schools and other customers. You will also support the Finance Officers to make the most efficient use of resources, to make effective decisions and support them in achieving continuous service improvement and maximise opportunities for income generation.
• On a daily basis you will ensure compliance is met with the Scheme for Financing of Schools, that the Schools budget is prepared, the accounts are closed, all relevant returns and grant claims are completed in accordance with the relevant procedures and respective timescales.
• A key part of your role will be the responsibility for the delivery of departmental service level agreements with the local authority or wider, maintaining and developing effective close liaison between the Schools Finance team and commissioners.