Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst continuing to be two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowance and hours.
Division / Department - Finance (Joint)
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Grade - Surrey Police Band 1 / Sussex Police M3
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £56,327 - £80,858 / Sussex Police £55,074 - £65,193
Politically Restricted - Yes
Unsocial Hours Allowance - No
Location - Sussex Police Headquarters, Lewes
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
The Role
We are looking for a dynamic individual with appropriate experience and skills, a positive attitude, capable and resilient, determined with a natural ability to solve problems, working under pressure to deliver consistently high quality finance services within a changing context.
If you thrive in a complex and exciting environment and always strive for financial excellence, then this is the place for you and we would love you to join us. Sussex and Surrey police are two of only 3 forces nationally to have piloted the national Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s “Achieving Finance Excellence in Policing” programme.
As we drive forward to achieve Finance Excellence in Policing you can be part of changing both our culture and systems and processes. This will include setting new corporate standards, implementing new systems and processes, driving continual improvement and inspirational leadership. This is integral to our approach to modernisation and shaping our finance team to ensure we meet our strategic and operational needs now and in the future.
This postholder will lead on the delivery of Financial Accounting services for Surrey and Sussex Police. They will assure the compliance of financial accounting activities with the statutory requirements and with best practice financial standards.
The post holder will be required to work with clients across both Surrey and Sussex sites and therefore will be expected to travel to locations in both counties as part of this role.
Key Responsibilities
Working alongside other members of the finance team you will produce high quality statutory financial reporting services. You will support the development of your team and working alongside the Head of Business Partnering and Support, will help continue the improvement and professionalisation of the overall service. You will fulfil a key role in liaising with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Joint Audit Committee with regard to the Statement of Accounts for both Forces’, and be the key contact for external and internal audit in this regard. You will also have responsibilities for managing treasury and banking, capital accounting, financial systems as well as overseeing the budget and reporting arrangement for the Forces’ pension funds.
Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you must have a solid financial background as a qualified CCAB accountant with relevant experience of working within a large and complex financial environment; with specific knowledge and experience of fulfilling the Chief Accountant’s role, together will clear experience of self-motivation and workload prioritisation.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written are essential for this role, alongside good organising and influencing skills, with strong attention to detail and ability to plan workloads and support others to ensure that all tasks are completed to the required standard and on time.
Further Information
For further information/an informal discussion about this role, please contact John Moyles, Service Director, Finance and Regional Services on 0797 395 1208 or email john.moyles@surrey.police.uk
Interviews are planned for the week commencing 11th April 2023.
We recognise that our people are balancing demanding careers with commitments and interests outside of work. We welcome applications and discussion with candidates who want to work full-time or part-time/flexible hours.
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police work together in collaboration for this role, however they remain two different employers, with differing pay scales, allowances and terms and conditions including hours of employment.
If you are an internal candidate and are conditionally offered the role your attendance record and any reasonable adjustments already in place will be discussed with yourself and your current line manager. If you are successful in your application, you may be required to resign and transfer your employment, taking on the Terms & Conditions and pay scales of the Lead Force (if this is not your existing Home Force).
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's really important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity brings; all of which help us deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs, we would love to hear from you.
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