Assistant Financial Manager; HEO

Position: Assistant Financial Manager (HEO)
Job Title:

Assistant Financial Manager (HEO)
Pay Rate: £18.72 per hour (weekly pay)

Start Date:

ASAP
End Date: 31 July 2026

Hours:

General office hours with some flexibility

Location:

Bishopsgate House, Feethams, Darlington, Durham, DL1 5QE

About the Role
Brook Street, on behalf of the Department for Education, is seeking an experienced Assistant Financial Manager to join the team on a temporary basis. The successful candidate will provide mid‑level managerial support, working with minimal supervision and using sound judgement to deliver high‑quality outcomes.

This role requires strong organisational capability, excellent communication skills, and the ability to interpret and report on complex financial data. You will be responsible for supporting financial processes, managing stakeholder relationships, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
The role includes, but is not limited to:

Preparing high‑level correspondence and quality‑assuring documents drafted by others
Interpreting, analysing, and reporting complex data
Managing the workload of a team or section
Responding to complex enquiries and resolving problems
Liaising with senior internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining effective working relationships

Technical Advisor Financial Process Responsibilities:

Managing applications for payment form processing
Processing Purchase Order uplifts
Completing data entry for the Financial Assurance Tracker
Agreeing additional fees in line with provided criteria
Contributing to continuous improvement to enhance process quality
Working closely with approvers and Technical Advisor firms to ensure accuracy of information

Administrative and Organisational Support:

Drafting communications and maintaining audit‑ready trackers
Organising Technical Advisor meetings, including booking facilities and coordinating attendees
Acting as secretariat for governance meetings when required, including agenda and action management
Supporting planning and delivery of training sessions, including preparing materials
Contributing to performance, technical, and continuous improvement meetings
Supporting compliance with Technical Advisor Agreement contract requirements and escalating issues where necessary
Providing general organisational support to ensure programme activity remains structured and effective

Qualifications and Experience Required

Five GCSEs at grade C or above
Two A‑level passes at grade E or above, or equivalent
NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Management (or relevant management experience)
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Proven management experience within an office environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group