Job Description

Role Introduction:

We're seeking a Senior Sales Consultant - Government to drive and execute on our FSG go-to-market ambitions into local and central government. This is a senior, consultative sales role suited to someone who deeply understands the public-sector technology landscape, from ERP and finance through to HR, payroll, and procurement reform. You will work across new business and existing account expansion, guiding councils and central departments through their transformation agendas in alignment with UK public-sector modernisation goals.


What You Will Do:
Lead full sales cycles within local authorities, combined authorities, and central departments. Engage CFOs, S151 Officers, CIOs, CTOs, Procurement and Transformation Directors to diagnose challenges and co-create solution pathways. Support and advise councils navigating local government reorganisation, merger, or shared-service initiatives. Guide customers through the finance-spend-governance modernisation journey, ensuring alignment to the Procurement Act 2023 and broader reform agenda. Collaborate with Account Managers and Partner teams to identify and prosecute transformation opportunities within the 70% of councils already using OneAdvanced software. Build and strengthen our partner network to expand capability and coverage within the sector. Align with Pre-Sales, Product and Marketing to articulate a cohesive Office of the CFO value story across the UK public sector. Contribute to thought leadership and sector engagement activity through associations such as CIPFA and SOCITM.

What You Will Have:
Significant experience across of enterprise software or ERP sales experience within public sector, ideally focused on local government. Deep understanding of local and central government structures, procurement processes, and funding models. Strong domain expertise in Finance, ERP, Spend Management or Governance solutions. Demonstrated experience helping authorities navigate technology modernisation, shared services, or local government reorganisation. Established network across local government finance and IT leaders. Background in or partnerships with vendors/SIs such as Microsoft, Oracle, Unit4, SAP, or large public-sector integrators. Collaborative, strategic, and adept at managing long sales cycles with multiple stakeholders.

What We Do For You:

Wellbeing focused

- Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

Annual Leave

- 26 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days

Employee Assistance Programme

- Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First

Personal Growth

- Regardless of where you are at in your career, we're committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

Development Programmes

- From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go

Performance Bonus

- Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Online Learning Platform: SkillsHub!

- Learning at your fingertips, anytime from anywhere. You can access our online library with relevant content for your career growth. We also offer a range of external training opportunities including apprenticeship.

Financial wellbeing -

We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

Pension Scheme

- Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company

Income protection insurance

- Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition

- Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

Performance & Talent

- Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference

- we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

MatchIt!

- Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding

Volunteering Time

- Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it

Pennies from Heaven

- donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

Who We Are:

OneAdvanced is one of the UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of 330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to

power the world of work

and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors.

We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work, but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.

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