Business Support Officer - Finance

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay Award pending)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 7th June 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a well-organised and resilient individual to join the Children and Family Services Business Support Team as a Business Support Officer – Finance. As a member of Children and Family Services they will be required to ensure the development of high quality financial and administrative support and systems.

About the Role

The successful candidate will take day-to-day responsibility for specific Children and Family Services budgets including budget preparation and monitoring of income and expenditure involving collection, inputting, sorting and extracting financial information, and all budgetary control across the Service. This includes the provision of financial information to support budget monitoring arrangement, estimate and strategic preparation, strategic decision making and end of year closing of accounts. This will be achieved through making appropriate use of LCC financial systems, including the use of Excel spreadsheets, and other county council software systems, ensuring that information required for auditing purposes can be collected, collated and analysed efficiently and effectively. There will be a requirement to produce and present reports as necessary to Senior staff, offering advice on C&FS policies and strategy as necessary, ensuring that local policies and practices are in line with County Council policies and procedures.

Also, the successful candidate will ensure that appropriate levels of support for staff are in place, including prioritisation and organisation of workloads, and ensuring appropriate levels of cover on a daily basis. They will line manage staff, including supervision, APR and APR review meetings as well as implementing and undertaking other line management responsibilities such as absence management. They will organise, develop and provide training for staff, in their respective areas, as deemed necessary, developing and providing guidance notes and documentation as necessary, including contributing to the staff induction process.

The role is part of the wider Business Support Service and as such an important part of this role is to provide back up to colleagues, across service areas and to assist in handling urgent work on a day to day basis.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Recognised Academic Qualifications e.g. 'GCSE', 'A' Levels, Vocational Quals, Professional/Further Education Quals in relevant area, and training in the use of ICT applications – Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, Access etc.
• Experience of working in staff development and delivery of training.
• Previous experience of collection and collation of data, performing calculations and writing reports.
• Experience of working to strict timescales and meeting deadlines.
• Proven experience of managing resources and resolving administrative problems.
• Experience of financial administration and budgets, including monitoring, control, and experience in the use of electronic purchasing systems and in the handling and recording of cash.
• Ability to work on own initiative and to take personal responsibility for seeing through issues, with care and concern for the accuracy of information.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Dulcie Wakefield – Business & Finance Coordinator

Telephone: 0116 305 7759

Email: Dulcie.Wakefield@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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