Adecco have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer to join South Yorkshire Police at their Carbrook HQ. You would be supporting the Financial Accountant in the provision of clear, accurate and timely information.

This is a hybrid role, working Monday - Friday 37 hours per week. This would be a temporary role.

The rate is 14.38 per hour for a candidate without an AAT, and up to 16.22 per hour for a candidate with an AAT.

What the force is looking for:

Full member of Association of Accounting Technicians (Band D) / Studying AAT (Band C)
Experience of working in a financial environment including budgetary control and year end procedures
Ability to analyse, critically evaluate and interpret financial information
Experience of using a computerised financial information system in a medium to large organisation (including General Ledger)
Computer literate with experience of analysing and presenting information using spreadsheets

Role purpose:

Directly support the Accountants (and indirectly the Finance Business Partners) in the provision of clear, accurate and timely financial information in accordance with corporate timetables. Act as a single point of contact for routine financial matters to Districts/Departments.

Act in accordance with Force Financial Regulations, Contract Standing Orders and Force Financial Instructions, procedures and guidelines at all times.

Main duties:

Budget Setting - Profile all revenue, capital and grant budgets in accordance with the budget-setting timetable, with support and direction from the Accountant where required.
Budget Monitoring - Identify, query and explain all revenue and grant, non-pay, current month and year-to-date variances as directed by the Management Accountant. In liaison with spending departments. Complete a projected outturn and year to date commentary for all expenditure, including an explanation of all key variances.
Capital Monitoring - Run the month-end capital reports and assist the Accountant in monitoring capital variances by investigating all current month and year-to-date variances and liaising with Project Managers as appropriate.
Year-End - Carry out year-end duties in accordance with the year-end timetable, ensuring that District/Departmental staff are aware of their obligations.
Balance Sheet Management - Carry out all monthly/quarterly/annual balance sheet reconciliations to ensure that assets, income and expenditure are all treated correctly within the accounts structure.
Assets - Reconcile the acquisitions and disposals of all force assets, including properties, vehicles, all vehicle fleet stocks and items of equipment at regular intervals throughout the financial year.
Fees & Charges - Control and coordinate all allocated specialist functions which could include Mutual Aid, Seconded Officers and Regional Working, ensuring that costs are accurately coded, recorded and monitored, charges are calculated accurately, and income is collected promptly.
Costing - Analyse and update both the staff costings, special costings and national framework agreement costings, gathering information from various sources to arrive at the costs. Use guidance provided by ACPO where appropriate.
External Funding - Assist project managers in the preparation of bids for external funding and prepare claims for reimbursement and submission to funding bodies, ensuring that a clear audit trail of all external funding records is maintained. Liaise with external bodies in respect of grant audits and any other financial matters. Complete grant projections as part of the monthly process.
External Returns - Assist with the completion of external government returns including Police Objective Analysis, Whole of Government Accounts, DCLG Returns, CIPFA Benchmarking, Police Pension returns and any other returns becoming due. Complete journals, analyse income and expenditure and calculate costs. This also includes Freedom of Information requests.
System Control - Complete month end tasks including cancelling / closing orders, creating code combinations, run (GRNI) Uninvoiced Receipts Report and run Receipt Accruals - Period End Process. This also includes working with BI and using reports where appropriate.

If you have the skills required for this post, please apply. If your CV is shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will be in touch.

PLEASE NOTE - DUE TO POLICE CRITERIA YOU MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE UK FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 5 YEARS CONTINUOUSLY TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE. ANYTHING LESS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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