Finance Adviser

Job Description

Salary: Career Graded 4-8, £24,921 - £37,584 per annum Location: Agile, Forth Banks Police Station and homeworking Hours/Contract: Full time, permanent The role Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference Thiscould be the perfect time for you to join us in our Finance Department as a Finance Adviser.This amazing opportunity falls within the Accountancy Services team who are responsible for the provision and maintenance of a financial, costing and budgetary service to the force, and the formulation and dissemination of financial management and costinginformation.This role would be perfect for a recently qualified graduate looking to gain knowledge and experience of working in a large organisation or someone wanting to work in Finance. For the successful candidate financial support will be available to enable theAAT qualification to be achieved.What you’ll do

• Monitoring budgets and control accounts, investigating and challenging unexpected financial transactions and liaising with other sections and departments to resolve issues and produce accurate financial information and reports.
• Working with senior managers from across the force to ensure accurate projections and provide advice, whilst ensuring they understand their current financial position.
• Supporting the financial budgeting cycle including budget setting, medium term financial planning, financial year-end, annual statements of account and Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).
• Assisting with the submission of CIPFA statistical data, statutory returns to government and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
• Conducting internal reviews on finance processes and providing recommendations for improvements, helping to drive efficiencies.

What you’ll bring

• You have obtained AAT level 4 accounting qualification or equivalent and are able to demonstrate experience of working in a busy finance function.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An ability to work using your own initiative in an innovative and proactive manner, applying problem solving skills where required.
• Strong attention to detail and high personal and professional standards.
• Experience of operating to strict deadlines.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office, in particular, Excel.

We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriageand civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.What we offer

• 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave
• Flexi time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs
• Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
• Agile working - option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force
• Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
• Corporate travel schemes - local rail, bus services and metro discounts
• Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
• Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
• We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support.
• Access to gyms in some stations
• Sports & Social Club - join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
• Cycle to work scheme

Just so you know Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Finance Adviser with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applyingfor and the values and behaviours that contribute.The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by an online assessment and interview’. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role asstated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter).If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependentupon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.Terms of appointmentThis is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.If you are successful in your application, you will have a 6month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Keyskills :
Accounting Budget Management Financial Planning Regulations Reporting Budget Setting Financial Transactions WGA Year End Accounts