Finance Assistant - HC619502

Job Title: Finance Assistant - HC619502

Location: Southampton (Agile working will be considered)

Salary: Scale 4, £26,106 - £28,653 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week (Part-time hours will be considered)

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday 19th January 2025 at 23.59 hours

Would you like to work as part of our finance team supporting officers and staff within the HIOWC and enabling them to perform their duties to the best of their ability?

We are looking for someone who thrives in a busy environment and can work flexibly as part of a team spread across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

As a Finance Assistant you will be involved in a range of activities. You'll be ordering supplies to keep our frontline operational teams running smoothly, for example, making sure our forensic and custody teams have the equipment they need to work effectively. You'll also be responsible for petty cash and banking tasks and will need to use your initiative to deal with queries from frontline police officers, customers and suppliers.

If you are a team player who enjoys working in an environment where accuracy is key but are also able to work on your own initiative, when required, then this may be the role that you are looking for

For further information please see the role profile

Essential Qualifications

Educated to QCF Level 2 including Maths and English OR work experience deemed to have brought the post holder to a comparable level.

Essential Experience
-Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Good IT skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
- Works well in a team.
- Organised and able to prioritise activities, often to tight deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to achieve 'right first time'.
- Good follow up skills to be able to achieve pragmatic solutions within defined procedures

Competencies and Personal Qualities

We are Emotionally Aware Level 1

We Take Ownership Level 1

We are collaborative Level 1

We Deliver, Support and Inspire Level 1

Transparency

Candidate Guidance for Completing Application forms

Contact details for an informal discussion

the Recruitment Team at # or on # #

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: # Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.

Would you like to work as part of our finance team supporting officers and staff within the HIOWC and enabling them to perform their duties to the best of their ability?

We are looking for someone who thrives in a busy environment and can work flexibly as part of a team spread across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

As a Finance Assistant you will be involved in a range of activities. You'll be ordering supplies to keep our frontline operational teams running smoothly, for example, making sure our forensic and custody teams have the equipment they need to work effectively. You'll also be responsible for petty cash and banking tasks and will need to use your initiative to deal with queries from frontline police officers, customers and suppliers.

If you are a team player who enjoys working in an environment where accuracy is key but are also able to work on your own initiative, when required, then this may be the role that you are looking for, Educated to QCF Level 2 including Maths and English OR work experience deemed to have brought the post holder to a comparable level.

Essential Experience
-Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Good IT skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
- Works well in a team.
- Organised and able to prioritise activities, often to tight deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to achieve 'right first time'.
- Good follow up skills to be able to achieve pragmatic solutions within defined procedures