Finance Co-ordinator and Administrator

Northampton Borough Council; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Northampton is seeking a Finance Co‑ordinator & Administrator for a 12-month maternity cover. This role involves coordinating the monthly High Needs funding panel, providing financial support to education providers, and maintaining financial records. The ideal candidate will have strong administrative skills, attention to detail, and experience with financial systems. Join a team that values diversity, equity, and inclusion while contributing to a great community.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and organized, ready to support education funding processes.
• Ability to handle sensitive queries with professionalism.
• Experience in managing financial records and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly High Needs funding panel, including setup and communications.
• Provide specialist financial support including funding calculations.
• Manage financial records for alternative provision placements.
• Handle complex funding queries with professionalism.
• Maintain accurate data within payment systems.

Skills

Strong administrative and financial skills

Excellent attention to detail

Effective communication

Experience with financial systems

Proactive problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Office tools

Job description

This pivotal role supports the monthly Education payments cycle, ensuring smooth panel operations, accurate documentation, and timely payments.

You’ll be central to maintaining financial compliance and supporting education providers with funding queries and processes.

What will you be doing?

• Coordinating monthly High Needs funding panel, including setup, documentation, and outcome communications.
• Providing specialist financial support to education providers, including funding calculations and payment processing.
• Managing financial records and forecasts for alternative provision placements.
• Handling complex funding queries with professionalism and sensitivity.
• Maintaining accurate data within our payment systems to support financial and management reporting.
• Using systems to raise purchase orders and process invoices.
• Enhancing productivity and data security through effective use of Office 365 and internal systems.

About you

Are you highly organised, detail‑oriented, and passionate about supporting education funding processes? We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Co‑Ordinator & Administrator to join our Education Payments Team on a 12‑month maternity cover contract.

• Strong administrative and financial skills
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational abilities
• Ability to communicate effectively and handle sensitive queries
• Experience with financial systems and Microsoft Office tools
• A proactive approach to problem‑solving and process improvement

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like‑minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions – watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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