Financial Support Officer

NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL; Skipton; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council's Financial Management Services is seeking a Financial Support Officer to provide financial support to schools in the Skipton area, helping them manage resources and make informed decisions.

This permanent, term-time role is 28 hours per week, home-based with travel to schools and occasional evening meetings. You will budget, forecast long-term finances, advise on procedures, present information to governors, and deliver high-quality customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and providing financial support.
• Strong knowledge of budget preparation, management and monitoring.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to analyse complex financial information and make practical recommendations.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality customer service.
• AAT full membership or equivalent work-based experience.

Responsibilities

• Producing budgets and long‑term financial forecasts.
• Supporting schools and academies with financial planning and resource management.
• Advising on financial procedures, policies and statutory requirements.
• Conducting resource management reviews and benchmarking exercises.
• Presenting financial information and recommendations to governors and trustees.
• Delivering excellent customer service and building strong client relationships.
• Providing advice, guidance and support to colleagues and customers.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Customer service

Stakeholder management

Excel

Education

AAT full membership or equivalent work-based experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Grade: JK

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 28 hours per week, term time only

Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire

Are you an experienced finance professional looking for your next challenge?

Do you have strong budgeting, financial analysis and customer service skills, and enjoy building positive relationships with stakeholders?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Financial Management Services (FMS), part of NYES, we are seeking to appoint a Financial Support Officer to join our Team to provide financial support services to schools in the Skipton Area.

FMS provides high-quality financial advice and support to over 180 schools and academies and has built an excellent reputation for delivering valued services to education settings across the region.

About the Role

As a Financial Support Officer, you will work directly with schools and academies to help them manage their resources effectively and make informed financial decisions that support positive outcomes for children and young people.

Key responsibilities include:

• Producing budgets and long‑term financial forecasts.
• Supporting schools and academies with financial planning and resource management.
• Advising on financial procedures, policies and statutory requirements.
• Conducting resource management reviews and benchmarking exercises.
• Presenting financial information and recommendations to governors and trustees.
• Delivering excellent customer service and building strong client relationships.
• Providing advice, guidance and support to colleagues and customers.

The role is home‑based but includes regular travel to schools, this role is supporting schools in the Skipton area. The role also involves attendance at evening Governor’s meetings, and termly team meetings in County Hall, Northallerton.

This post is offered on a Term Time only basis. Team Members have variable hours contracts which are reviewed annually. The post on offer has a variation between 28 and 33 hours per week.

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in financial management and providing financial support.
• Strong knowledge of budget preparation, management and monitoring.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to analyse complex financial information and make practical recommendations.
• A commitment to delivering high-quality customer service.
• AAT full membership or equivalent work‑based experience.
• The ability to travel across the county and attend meetings outside normal office hours when required.

What we can offer you

As a North Yorkshire Council employee, you will have access to some great benefits via our Everybody Benefits scheme such as shopping discounts and home technology salary sacrifice schemes, financial well‑being and health assured - our employee assistance programme, to assist with your health and wellbeing. You will also have access to our local government pension scheme, a generous plan for your retirement with the option to increase your monthly contribution if you so wish.

For more information, please contact Helen Otter on 07759340792.

Key Dates:

Interview Date: 23rd November 2026 at County Hall, Northallerton.

NYC is committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council’s purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services, we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.