Business Support Finance Officer

Business Support Finance Officer

Location: Thorpe Wood, Peterborough

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Part Time, 18.5 hours per week

Salary: £27,789 per annum, pro rata

We are proud to be working with Cambridgeshire Constabulary who are currently seeking a Business Support Finance Officer to join their team in Peterborough on a part time basis.

What will you be doing?

You will be working within a team of 2 people, alongside another Finance Officer, within the wider team Business Support team. The role will be based at the 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 is an overview of your day-to-day responsibilities:

To oversee the departmental e-procurement processes, across the three BSU teams ensuring that any spend is committed in compliance with Constabulary financial instructions, acting as the single point of contact for departmental queries

To prepare all documentation relating to mutual aid and external charging opportunities to ensure that costs and income are recorded and recovered correctly in compliance with force financial instructions and NPCC policy on income generation and recharging

To manage the BSU petty cash at Thorpe Wood and to oversee the process in the other teams. To carry out credit card purchases and manage the credit card transactions on behalf of the card holder

Using the CARM duty management system, highlight and resolve any overtime issues and associated entitlements, taking into consideration Police Regulations, the Police Staff Handbook and general HR policies

To act as subject matter expert on overtime and associated entitlements and take an active role in assisting CARM users and management with queries. To provide training in system related issues through a variety of methods such as one to one training and system awareness guides and videos. To act as a constant source of knowledge and advice for users and to ensure that management are briefed in should issues arise

To represent and attend the CARM practitioners group, tri-force overtime and systems meetings and internal meetings, assisting in the development of the CARM system in related areas.

To design, develop and provide accurate and timely reporting in relation to Local Policing overtime, based on user requirements to allow the Constabulary to make informed decisions regarding overtime expenditure and to effectively manage overtime budgets.

To prepare for banking the seized cash received from the Property department, ensuring that the counting and banking process follow force processes and is fully auditable.

What do you need?

Have a Level 3 NVQ in Business Administration, a finance qualification or 3 years relevant demonstrable experience working in a finance administration-based role

Have experience of working with Microsoft Office and M365

Have experience of exporting data and using applications to present and report data in a way most useful to a customer.

Have experience of analysing data and interrogating systems to make recommendations to senior managers.

Have experience and understanding of budgets and associated processes.

Have the ability to effectively prioritise workload and work independently, with attention to detail whilst working under pressure and at pace.

Have an ability to work effectively with other department team members and to build effective working relationships at all levels.

Have great attention to detail

Be proactive and use your initiative

Benefits:

Starting pay of £ 27,789 (pro-ratad) 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-ratad), 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!

Cambridgeshire Constabulary celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented or minority groups.

Interested? Click apply now!