Job introduction We are looking for someone who is an effective finance business partner, essential to this role spanning both schools and council directorates. The successful applicant will join a diverse, friendly and professional team. The Schools Finance team at Brighton and Hove City Council is performing well and has strong customer satisfaction results. Schools are operating in an environment of increasingly tight resources with associated requirements for higher level advice. For an informal discussion, please contact Sue Pollock – Principal Accountant Schools on 01273 293459 Interview date: Tuesday 11th March 2025 About the role This role is key in helping schools and other children’s services to maximise their use of resources to deliver excellent education for the children of Brighton and Hove. The postholder will work on the team providing finance support to our schools. To deliver this work, we are looking for someone who: Has a passion for supporting schools who are working in an ever more demanding environment Enjoys using their expertise as a finance professional to improve the service delivered to schools Is skilled in analysing and interpreting financial data Has strong communication and organisational skills Is skilled in developing, writing and presenting financial reports and training in an accessible manner for non-finance experts Why us? You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic team where diversity is valued. You can join the networks such as the BME Workers’ Forum, the LGBTQ Workers’ Forum, the Women’s Network, the Disabled Workers and Carers Network. You will be able to work flexibly, including some working from home. In the last staff survey 100% of team members said: They have regular meetings with their line manager. Their line manager and colleagues treat them with respect. They can rely on their line manager to be there for them at work. They feel fairly treated as an individual at work. Working in this role will give you opportunities to work on a range of tasks from delivering training to identifying and delivering process improvements and utilising the benefits of our new finance system. The Council offers a comprehensive training package to support your development. Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview. As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here ( Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process. Additional information Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only. Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk) Additional information We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense. For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk) Company information Encouraging a diverse workforce Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans. Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and How we create a fair and inclusive workplace .