School Finance Officer | Full time | County Hall | Lancashire

Salary £32,061 - £36,363 per annum | 37 hours per week | Permanent, Full time | County Hall | Lancashire

We are currently recruiting to the post of Schools Finance Officer within the Financial Management: Development and Schools Finance Team. This role provides a unique opportunity to contribute and support traded functions of the Schools Finance Team. 

As the Schools Finance Officer, you will:

• Provide traded support to Lancashire schools, this will include receiving an allocation of schools to support with financial management, including budget monitoring, reconciliations, communicating with school bursars and senior leadership teams to support and challenge to ensure a balanced budget is maintained.
• Be required at times to travel to schools across the county to deliver our services.
• Be part of a large and supportive team, supporting over 500 schools and academies within Lancashire.
• Support statutory functions including, but not restricted to, year end and associated processes; processing of grant allocations/funding payments to schools; preparation of DfE returns e.g. Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) return; and academy conversions.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has at least 5 GCSE's or equivalent maths and English grade A - C (grades 9 - 4 on the new grade scale)
• Has great communication skills with the ability to advise and present information to more senior staff and customers including those without finance knowledge.
• Can work well in a team but also have the ability to work without close supervision
• Has the ability to use Microsoft Office, in particular Excel and Word and can adapt to working with new financial systems.
• Is self-motivated, organised, and has the ability to deal with complex issues constructively and work accurately whilst under pressure. 
• Has a driving licence and car. This is an essential car user post and travelling to schools to meet with customers will be required.

Job Description and Person Specification

Reasons to join us?

Benefits: There's fabulous flexibility with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 2 additional days at Christmas and the opportunity to purchase up to an additional 20 days leave – we have a generous Local Government pension with shared AVC's available and a benefits package which has everything from dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes and eye tests plus much more

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Schools Finance Team in a unique and varied role and see the positive impact of your work on the team, schools and academies within Lancashire. 

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact either :

Fez Ismail - 01772 532473 [email protected] or

John Heath – 01524 586637 [email protected] 

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for this role. 

The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this exciting opportunity. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. 

Closing date: Sunday 9th August 2026

Interviews: W/c 31st August 2026

Extra Information:

DBS

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. 

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.