Finance Assistant
We are currently recruiting for a part-time Finance Assistant to work for Leicestershire Police at their location which is based at Junction 27 of the M1 Kirkby, Ashfield.
Job Role /Purpose: As part of the EMSOU Finance Team, the post holder will provide confidential financial and administrative support to the Head of Finance & Corporate Services, Regional Financial Management Accountant and the Finance Operations Lead.
Due to the nature of vetting clearance required for this role you must have 5 years continuous residency in the UK.
Core Responsibilities
Operational:
- Assist with the day-to-day administration of devolved budgets, financial estimates and general financial matters, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded to comply with financial regulations.
- Prepare requested management information, monthly reports and statistics.
- Research, extraction, manipulation and analysis of data to assist in the compilation of comprehensive management reports and audits.
- To place orders for goods/services via the Finance System, ensuring delivery where required
- Check and scrutinise delivery notes, receipt goods, and code relevant invoices and input onto the Finance System for payment.
- Raise invoices by checking and calculating payment and forwarding to appropriate forces, partners and external agencies.
- To accurately maintain required on-site cash services, making cash payments, issue receipts, ensuring prompt banking and regular cash balancing, in compliance with laid down cash handling procedures
- To maintain and reconcile the bank accounts, credit cards and cash accounts. This may require monitoring of bank accounts and process any urgent payments.
- Analysis and reconciliation of credit card expenditure and processing of appropriate recharges onto the Finance System.
- To maintain stationery stock and order replenish supplies to ensure minimum stock levels are maintained.
- Process police and police staff overtime, expenses and mileage claims checking to ensure in all aspects they are correctly completed, properly authorised and coded in accordance with regulations and pre-determined monthly deadlines.
- Provide advice and support in the resolution of financial queries including relating to overtime, enhanced pay, unsocial hours, travel and expenses in accordance with organisational policy and legislative compliance.
- Hold GCSE Grade C/Level 4 or equivalent in mathematics and English Language OR have relevant work experience of working to that standard.
- A working knowledge of managing Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and databases with the ability of presenting information in a concise, accurate manner.
- The ability to assess new information and re organise to meet changing priorities and new work streams
- The ability to communicate effectively and professionally with people of all levels both verbally and in writing.
- The ability to manage customer expectations.
- Be able to work using own initiative and as part of a team.
- A pro-active and flexible approach to working under tight deadlines and respond to changes at short notice.
- Proficient in general administration and customer service
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