LEAMIS Software Specialist

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours: 29.6 hours per week, term-time plus 8 days

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 19th April 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Software Specialist to join Leicestershire Traded Services LEAMIS Team. If you have an excellent knowledge of schools Financial Accounting Systems (FAS) and financial processes and would relish the opportunity to join a dedicated 2nd line support specialist team then please contact Lisa Cope, Senior Business Services Specialist to arrange an informal chat (details below).

About the Role

Join our accredited team of specialists providing comprehensive, specialist advice, support, training and consultancy on school FAS systems, currently SIMS FMS, SIMS Finance, Bromcom Finance, Access Finance and Access Budgets although knowledge of similar financial management systems would be an advantage.

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About You

• NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) or achieved proficiency in SFIA skills at level 2. Possess a clear understanding of schools annual financial processes for local authority and/or academy schools/Multi Academy Trusts.
• Have an enthusiasm and passion to enable schools and academies to make maximum effective use of their Financial and Management Information Systems (FAS & MIS) resulting in the highest level of customer satisfaction.
• Have a 'Can Do' attitude and a proved track record demonstrating the ability to learn new systems quickly ie: school's accounting and budget management systems.
• Experience of delivering training to new users.
• Ability to produce supporting resources for training courses, guidance bulletins, extract reports applicable for all levels within the education sector.
• Have a high knowledge of Microsoft including Excel to an advanced level.
• Experience in delivering excellent customer service.

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:

Lisa Cope, Senior Business Services Specialist

Telephone:

Email:

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