Senior Finance and Data Officer

North Northamptonshire Council; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Hybrid and flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing support

Job summary

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a Senior Finance and Data Officer to join the Travel to School service. You will lead on managing and interpreting financial and operational data to support decision-making and value for money.

You will oversee key financial processes, support audit requirements and contribute to strategic development within a busy team, enabling accurate reporting and improved service delivery across the council.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and analysing financial and operational data.
• Ability to produce reports, forecasts and reconciliations for statutory financial reporting.
• Experience supporting audit requirements and governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Producing reports, forecasts, reconciliations and financial information to support statutory reporting and budget management.
• Performing key finance functions including the processing and validation of supplier invoices, mileage claims and personal travel budgets.
• Supporting medium-term financial planning, forecasting and budget development.
• Acting as the primary contact for internal and external audit requests, ensuring compliance with financial and regulatory requirements.
• Managing data flows and financial reporting requirements for partner services that receive transport support.
• Developing and improving financial and data processes, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and enhance service delivery.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues, providers and stakeholders to identify opportunities for service improvements and cost-effective solutions.
• Ensuring all data is managed in accordance with GDPR and council policies.

Skills

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Auditing

Job description

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Sheerness House 41 Meadow Road Kettering

Closing Date:

15/09/2026

Job Category:

Highways and Transportation

Organisation:

North Northamptonshire Council

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 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 (28days, rising to 33days) 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 the role

We are looking for an experienced and analytical Senior Finance and Data Officer to join our Travel to School (T2S) service. This is a key role within a busy and impactful team that helps provide transport services for thousands of children and young people across North Northamptonshire.

You will play a leading role in managing, analysing and interpreting financial and operational data to support effective decision-making, service performance and statutory financial reporting. Working closely with managers, finance colleagues and external stakeholders, you will ensure the service has access to accurate, meaningful information that drives continuous improvement and delivers value for money.

As a senior member of the team, you will oversee key financial processes, support audit requirements, supervise the day-to-day work of a Commercial Assistant and contribute to the strategic development of the service. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining finance, data analysis and problem-solving within a role that makes a real difference to local communities.

What will you be doing?

As Senior Finance and Data officer you will

• Producing reports, forecasts, reconciliations and financial information to support statutory reporting and budget management.
• Performing key finance functions including the processing and validation of supplier invoices, mileage claims and personal travel budgets.
• Supporting medium-term financial planning, forecasting and budget development.
• Acting as the primary contact for internal and external audit requests, ensuring compliance with financial and regulatory requirements.
• Managing data flows and financial reporting requirements for partner services that receive transport support.
• Developing and improving financial and data processes, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and enhance service delivery.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues, providers and stakeholders to identify opportunities for service improvements and cost-effective solutions.
• Ensuring all data is managed in accordance with GDPR and council policies.

About you

We are looking for a highly organised and commercially aware professional with strong financial and analytical skills and a passion for using data to improve services.

Please refer to the attached Job description/ Person Specification for more details.

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 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.

Disability Confident Employer

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.

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

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