Finance Officer (Headquarters, Maidstone)
Finance Officer (Headquarters, Maidstone)
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Job Description
Location of Role: Maidstone
Advert Closing Date: 23/06/2025
Starting Salary: 32337.00(pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time:Full Time
Contract Type: Secondment/fixed-term
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
An exciting temporary opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Finance Officer to join the Kent Polices high performing Finance team. This is a temporary position working 37 hours a week for up to six months.
The role of this post will be to support the Finance Business Partner in providing a financial and budgetary service to Kent Police and a financial support service to Budget Managers throughout the Force by assisting with the formulation of revenue budgets and the provision of financial advice; assist with the development and maintenance of Departmental financial management systems to maintain and enhance the standards of financial awareness; assist in providing monthly accounts and the commentary and completion of quarterly forecasts to support the Force in meeting its financial obligations.
Applicants should demonstrate their skills and experience in the following areas that are essential to the job role:
- Minimum of 2 years of equivalent accounting experience preferably within a large-scale organisation
- Practical experience and knowledge of financial accounting systems and have the ability to exploit the financial information available from the system
- Ability to act on own initiative work under pressure prioritise to meet tight deadlines and be a strong team player
- Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills
- Capable of building robust effective working relationships and be confident in dealing effectively with other colleagues at all levels
- Educated to a minimum of 3 GCSEs grade A-C or equivalent including English and Maths
- Strong numeracy skills
- Accuracy skills
In addition the following skills and experience would be desirable:
- Qualified to AAT level or equivalent standard qualification in technical accountancy
- Minimum of 5 years of equivalent accounting experience preferably within a large-scale organisation
- Experience of providing assistance in the preparation of the final accounts and the Statement of Accounts including preparation of working papers
- Experience of providing preparing and monitoring budgets
- Experience of working in the public sector e.g. local authorities and Police and Fire Forces
The role will offer flexibility in terms of place of work including the potential to work from home for those who would like to. If home working is agreed for the successful candidate there will be a requirement to regularly attend a designated Team Zone location on a weekly basis as agreed with the line manager. The designated Team Zone for this role is located at FHQ Sutton Road Maidstone. There may be occasionally trips to North Kent also required.
For further information or to discuss this opportunity in more detail please contact Vicky Gatward-Warner - .
Kent Policeoffer incremental increases within this salary band therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of37932.00.
For the full Kent job description please click here.
For the full Essex job description please click here.
Kent Police and Essex Police have separate salary grading systems therefore the salary for this position will be dependent on which home office force you are appointed to. This will be discussed with the successful applicant before a final offer is made.
Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the reason for application question within the application form itself. CVs covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your reason for application answer please refer to any experience skills and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.
All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership status pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sexual orientation sex or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process or for further information regarding this position please email us at stating Application Support and Adjustments in the title of your email. Alternatively you can call us on.
Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.
If youre not from the UK you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain.
If youre from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesnt apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.
Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.
Essex Police is a Disability Confident Leader we:
- have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to externalchallenge and validation
- are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping otheremployers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.
Diversity Equality and Inclusionare central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.
Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks DE&I team and wider HR departments we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.
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Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
