School Finance Support Officer
hace 6 días
Barry
School Finance Support Officer Salary: Up to £32,000 Contract: 2-year temporary (Temporary with the potential of going permanent) Location: South Wales Working Pattern: Full-time, with hybrid working available after 6 months (2 days from home) A public-sector organisation in South Wales is recruiting a Schools Finance Support Officer to support its education finance function on a temporary basis.This role provides direct financial support to schools, working closely with school leadership teams and finance staff to assist with budgeting, monitoring, and regulatory compliance. You will manage a portfolio of schools, helping them plan and control budgets, understand financial pressures, and comply with grant and funding requirements. Key Responsibilities • Provide financial advice and support to schools in line with education finance regulations and internal policies, • Assist with the preparation, monitoring, and review of school budgets, including staffing and income projections, • Support schools with deficit recovery planning and financial sustainability, • Reconcile school finance systems with central finance data, • Support year-end processes and prepare financial information as required, • Work collaboratively with internal finance, payroll, audit, and education teams, • A solid finance background, ideally within education or the public sector, • Strong Excel skills, with confidence working with financial data and models, • Clear and effective communicator, able to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders, • Able to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines 4787805