Assistant Accountant

Are you ready for a rewarding Career? To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need a diverse workforce with a range of skills and abilities to deliver a first-class service to the communities of Gwent.

Role Overview

Working within a fast-moving operational environment, the Assistant Accountant supports the Senior Accountants and the wider department in the provision of financial stewardship and business management support to efficiently and effectively deliver the Police & Crime Commissioner's and Chief Constable's priorities.

Within an established, well regarded and dynamic Finance team, the post will line manage junior staff to enhance their skills and knowledge, maintain strong financial accounting controls and year end accounts procedures, and seek to continuously improve systems/processes. As a Finance Business Partner, the Assistant Accountant is the key link between Finance and the wider force, working closely with other departments. The Assistant Accountant will seek to improve financial management across the whole of Gwent Police; work closely with officers and staff at all levels to increase their understanding of budgetary control; and provide advice and guidance on the financial impacts of ongoing change management projects.

The vacancy is advertised as a permanent role within the Financial Accounts function, working alongside other Assistant Accountants in the same function.

A part qualified CCAB accountant, the successful applicant will be a good communicator. They will have a proven record of providing financial management support to stakeholders, financial accounting, supervision of junior staff, and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Please also refer to the candidate guidance attached below which provides more detail on how to complete your application.

INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.

What are our benefits:

Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:

Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 29 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes
Free access to on-site gyms
Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
Cycle to Work Scheme
Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
Flexible working opportunities
Local government pension scheme
Range of support networks
Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements
Generous sick pay provisions
Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union

Diversity and Welsh language

To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.