SYP - Finance Officer - June 2023

Role:                   Finance Officer- April 2023        

Department:     Corporate Finance         

Location:            Carbrook House, Sheffield         

Salary:               £24,552 - £31,434

Hours:               37 hour per week          

Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and query all revenue and grant, non-pay, current month, and year-to-date variances. In liaison with spending departments. Complete a projected outturn and financial commentary for all expenditure, including an explanation of all variances.
• Carry out year-end duties in accordance with the year-end timetable, ensuring that District/Departmental staff are aware of their obligations.
• Carry out all monthly/quarterly/annual balance sheet reconciliations to ensure that assets, income, and expenditure are all treated correctly within the accounts structure.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills and experience:

• 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

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
• Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
• Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
• Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sports and Social Club

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity.  A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

SYP is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.  

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:

Please find attached information sheet on South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values. The force has a particular focus on three areas, Fairness, Integrity and Trust. Under each of these three headings there are key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid.

This role has been evaluated as a Hybrid role.

Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home.

Closing/Interview Date:

Tuesday 20 June 2023 at 23:55. Interviews to take place on the 27 June 2023.

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Amanda Moore via email - Amanda.Moore@southyorks.pnn.police.uk. 

Diversity & Inclusion:

Expressions of interest are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.

It’s really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills.  We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role.  We strongly encourage and welcome expressions of interest from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.

Note to candidates:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage, the relevant internal or external pre-employment checks are required.  These include vetting clearance or review, prior to being appointed to the new role and start date being agreed.

Apply for the role:

To apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button.

Internal Candidates:

This vacancy is temporary therefore, you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff, this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract, you must contact the Talent Acquisition Team before applying.  Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent form.  Please email the completed form to the hiring line manager, Amanda Moore, with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.