Job Description

Senior Finance Assistant | 10016 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week (P/T 0.6FTE or 0.4FTE possible) | £31,537 to £33,699 per annum pro rata (Scale G) | County Hall, Norwich

We are looking for a full time Senior Finance Assistant to join the Education Funding section of the Budgeting and Accounting Team at Norfolk County Council.

The role is split across two sections of the Education Funding Team: 0.6 FTE SEND Finance process funding allocations for children and young people with SEND in Special Schools & Alternative Provision and 0.4 FTE Early Years Finance administering Early Years funding payments. This could be a full time role, or 2 x part time (3 days or 2 days)

The SEND Funding & Early Years Funding teams play a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant allocation of funding that supports children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and children accessing Early Years provision. The role ensures local funding arrangements meet statutory requirements, support positive educational outcomes, and maintain financial integrity across the local authority’s dedicated schools grant (DSG) and associated budgets.

This position requires strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with schools, settings, providers, and internal finance colleagues.

You will be a financially minded individual with excellent communication skills and be able to build strong working relationships with both financial and non-financial individuals at all levels. You will be able to demonstrate sound financial judgement, able to plan and prioritise effectively, and have excellent data and financial analysis skills.

Norfolk County Council are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to Norfolk residents. We take a lead in critical policy areas, and we work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities in order to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

Our Budgeting and Accounting Team are a critical part of our organisation, providing support across the breadth of our services to ensure that we’re accountable as a council, and that taxpayers are receiving the best possible value for money. Working in a large and complex environment currently going through a significant period of transformational change, you’ll be part of a talented, proactive team that makes a real difference and is able to support the continual evolution and long-term objectives of the council.

As a local authority, we are accountable to our taxpayers and it’s critical that we are able to maintain a high standard of professional accounting, and that our finances and budgets are transparent and accurate.

If you’d like to discuss this vacancy in a bit more depth, please contact Ruth Lynds, on 01603 222432 or email ruth.lynds@norfolk.gov.uk or Su Rushbrook on 01603 638033 or email su.rushbrook@norfolk.gov.uk

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary

• Generous holiday entitlement

• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service

• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.

• Financial benefits such as:

  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.

  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers

  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)

  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditionshere.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Due to pressure of Financial Year End, shortlisting will take place between 26th March and 2nd April, and interviews will be held on 23rd April

Redeployment closing date: 4 March 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 18 March 2026 23:59