LEAMIS Software Specialist

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)., 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.

• 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., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

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.