Accountant (School Financial Advisor)

North Northamptonshire Council; Kettering; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join North Northamptonshire Council as an Accountant within the Schools Finance team. You'll be responsible for providing financial support to schools, managing their budgets, and contributing to the development of a new team focused on delivering high-quality finance services. This role offers a competitive salary, development opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact in a transforming organization.

Benefits

28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellness support programs

Qualifications

• AAT Qualified (or qualified by experience).
• Drive, initiative, and confidence in finance.

Responsibilities

• Assist schools with budget management through phone support and in-person meetings.
• Provide financial support for various tasks and processes.

Skills

Budget management

Financial support

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Salary Salary on appointment £33,366 per annum full-time equivalent; pro-rata for part-time

About the role

Are you up for the challenge? We are looking for an exceptionally talented and enthusiastic individual to join our Schools Finance team.

The post will assist in the provision of financial support delivered by our Schools Finance Traded Services team, supporting the provision of high-quality financial support to Schools within Children's Services Finance.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing organisation and be an integral part of shaping and growing our new team.

Shortlisting: 7th July 2025

Interviews: 9th July 2025

What will you be doing?

Accountant supporting Children's Services Schools Finance:

You will assist schools with budget management through phone support and in-person meetings. In addition to this, you will also provide support to the wider team by providing support with various financial tasks and processes.

About you

You will be AAT Qualified (or qualified by experience).

We are looking for an individual with drive, initiative and confidence. We want you to help create the financial foundations that will shape the future of the Council. This is a truly unique opportunity to be part of this exciting journey of service transformation across North Northamptonshire.

The successful candidate will be able to put in practice a wide range of their finance skills and business acumen as we shape our finances to assist in the delivery of our corporate priorities and help us develop excellent services for our residents. There will be challenges, however with challenges comes unique, career defining opportunities.

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we're transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You'll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council's pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)

• We prioritise your well-being with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both personally and professionally.
• Six figure salary plus bonus, car & management share options
• We prioritise your well-being with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both personally and professionally.
• Six figure salary plus bonus, car & management share options