Finance Officer

Join to apply for the Finance Officer role at Kent Police Join to apply for the Finance Officer role at Kent Police Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. This range is provided by Kent Police. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Direct message the job poster from Kent Police Recruitment Delivery Manager at Kent Police Location of Role: Maidstone Advert Closing Date: 20/06/2025 Starting Salary: £32,337.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies) Part/Full Time: Full Time Contract Type: Secondment/fixed-term Working Pattern: Mon-Fri An exciting temporary opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Finance Officer to join the Kent Police’s 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 GCSE’s grade A-C or equivalent including English and Maths 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 Phil Wilson, Chief Accountant 01634 792350 philip.wilson@kent.police.uk. Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £37,932.00. 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. CV’s, 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 recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. 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 you’re 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 you’re from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t 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. Seniority level Seniority level Entry level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Accounting/Auditing and Finance Industries Law Enforcement Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Kent Police by 2x Get notified about new Finance Officer jobs in Maidstone, England, United Kingdom . 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