Force: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Role Type: Police Staff
Contract Duration: Permanent
Contract Type: Part Time
Department: Business Support
Location: Thorpe Wood
Grade: Scale 5
Salary: £27,789 (pro-rata based on hours worked per annum)
Hours / Week: 18.5
Closing Date: 06/10/2024, 23:55
Cambridgeshire Constabulary employs over 2500 people to cover a resident population of over 900,000. Our vision is to ‘Create a Safer Cambridgeshire’. We pride ourselves in delivering a service with integrity, sensitivity and respect.
We are now hiring for a part-time Business Support Finance Officer to administer and monitor finance processing for Local Policing.
It is important to us that we represent our local communities within Cambridgeshire.
Everyone at Cambridgeshire Constabulary takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves.
Why join Cambridgeshire Constabulary?
* Starting pay of £27,789 (pro-rata’d) rising with service up to £29,874
* 18.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, timings to be agreed
* Annual leave allowance of 24 days (pro-rata’d), increasing with service.
* Local government pension scheme
* Opportunities for development and further study
* A great Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
* Long Service Awards
* Blue Light Card
* Force Lottery – purchase shares and win prizes
* Cycle 2 Work scheme
* Employee Welfare Fund
* Access to Unison
* And more!
What does the Business Support Finance Officer role involve?
You will be working within a team of 2 people, alongside another Finance Officer, within the wider Business Support team. This role will be part time, 18.5 hours per week. The role will be based at our Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough with the occasional requirement to travel to other sites. You will be required to attend the workplace on your agreed working days and there is no ability for home working due to the nature of the role. Here’s an overview of your day-to-day responsibilities:
* To oversee the departmental e-procurement processes, ensuring compliance with Constabulary financial instructions.
* To prepare documentation relating to mutual aid and external charging opportunities.
* To manage the BSU petty cash and oversee processes in other teams.
* Using the CARM duty management system, resolve overtime issues and ensure accuracy of claims.
* To act as subject matter expert on overtime and assist users with queries.
* To represent and attend CARM practitioners group meetings.
* To design and provide reporting in relation to Local Policing overtime.
* To prepare for banking seized cash received from the Property department.
Are you the right person for the Business Support Finance Officer position?
* Have a Level 3 NVQ in Business Administration, a finance qualification or 3 years relevant experience.
* Have experience of working with Microsoft Office and M365.
* Have experience of exporting data and using applications for reporting.
* Have experience of analysing data and making recommendations.
* Have experience and understanding of budgets and processes.
* Have the ability to effectively prioritise workload and work independently.
* Have great attention to detail.
* Be proactive and use your initiative.
If you think this could be the role for you, we encourage you to apply today. Contact the recruitment team via recruitment@bch.police.uk or the hiring manager Charlotte Smith at charlotte.smith@cambs.police.uk.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and respected.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary is a Disability Confident Employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please contact HR on 01438 757777.
Additional Information
All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period to apply for this role.
Internal applicants should upload a CV or provide relevant skills and experiences in a Word/PDF document.
This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage.
As a Disability Confident leader, we take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace.
It is recommended that you download and store a copy of the role profile as this will no longer be available once the advert has closed.
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