Finance Assistant – AR

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
The overall purpose of the role is to provide financial administrative support in the provision of accurate, timely, and appropriate accounting records and management information. Provide correct and consistent financial advice/guidance across the Force.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS:
The key result areas in the role are as follows:

1. Responsible for keeping up to date and maintaining accurate and timely accounting records in accordance with legislation, accounting standards, and force and data retention regulations. Ensure financial records are maintained to align with audit requirements.
2. Accurate and timely update of financial systems used to manage the Force’s circa £530m revenue budget and £35m capital budget.
3. Complete any routine administrative functions (including review of requisitions/ECRISs/raising SSAMI request to invoice customers/accounting for income received) within the department. Manage Outlook and SSAMi inboxes, deal with the queries and provide guidance as appropriate. Contributing to the development and enhancement of the Force’s intranet page.
4. Enable informed decision-making by analysing, collating, extracting, reconciling, and manipulating financial data. Ensuring timely and accurate reconciliation and resolution of control accounts to ensure effective stewardship of public funds.
5. Undertake initial investigations into financial processes and financial data, raising issues and concerns to aid the internal audit process.
6. Own and undertake specific tasks in accordance with the agreed statutory year-end timetable.
7. Provide financial administrative advice to other members of the Force ensuring adherence to financial regulations.
8. Any other duties allocated by Management as and when required.

Additional Comments: The above allocation of time to the accountabilities will vary for an apprentice within this role as they will be expected to spend 20% of their time undertaking development, including time spent completing the Finance Assistant apprenticeship.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROLE:
Expertise: Concerned with the level of administrative, professional and/or technical expertise (knowledge and skills) needed to perform the role effectively; may be acquired through experience, specialised training, and/or professional or specialist education and training.
The knowledge or skills required in the role are as follows (essential or desirable): E/D

1. Attained AAT level 2 or equivalent qualification or willing to work towards achieving. E
2. Good standard of education with a minimum of 5 GCSEs grade 9-4/A*-C, including maths or equivalent qualifications. Applicants who do not have the required GCSEs but possess relevant qualifications and/or experience will be considered on an individual basis. E
3. Good level of computer literacy; especially, MS office applications, Excel, and databases. E
4. Proven ability to produce accurate and reliable data. E
5. Proven ability to work as a team member and independently. E
6. Recent experience of working in a financial or administration environment including the provision of accurate, timely, and appropriate accounting records and management information. D
7. Experience of working in a large organisation and knowledge of the public sector would be an advantage. D

If you are interested in this role, please do reach out to me via email or telephone!

Email: amberrayment@carringtonblakerecruitment.com
Phone: 020 753 766 07