Finance Business Support Officer
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,747 to £31,296 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | West Midlands Police |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1368 |
Summary
The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) network stretches across the UK. We work alongside our partners to thwart terrorist planning and help bring perpetrators to justice.
Our multi-functional Business Services team supports the operational delivery of CT policing across the wider West Midlands region through the key themes of Finance, Employee Resourcing and Facilities
As a Business Support Officer working on our Finance team, you’ll utilise your excellent customer service and communication skills to provide a comprehensive financial administration service to Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands (CTP WM). You’ll work on your own initiative, prioritise tasks accordingly, and ensure accuracy.
Based at our modern offices near to Birmingham International Airport, this role is offered as full time. You’ll work Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm, but an element of flexibility is necessary to meet business needs.
Working as part of a team, you’ll deliver an efficient and effective financial administration service ensuring records and assets are managed in accordance with regulations and procedures.
You’ll be responsible for ensuring purchase requisitions for goods and services meet financial policy and are processed in accordance with target time-frames. Part of the role requires providing advice and guidance to staff of all levels on expenses, overtime and purchase requests.
You’ll undertake monitoring and analysis of financial information, and compile regular financial management reports on the financial performance of the CTU.
Responsibilities
Maintaining systems to enable effective control of financial matters ensuring records and assets are kept in accordance with policy.
Providing detailed management information and analysis in relation to specific subject areas and monitoring reports.
Undertaking financial monitoring to ensure accuracy of cost coding and highlighting spend variances to forecast.
Providing guidance and overseeing coordination of data input for overtime and expenses.
Managing purchase orders ensuring criteria, deadlines and procurement processes are adhered to.
Preparing annual budgets, accounts and quarterly returns.
Maintaining a disbursement account and ensuring reactive operational requirements are fully supported.
Ensuring audit control checks are performed correctly and on schedule.
Supervising other staff in the absence of the Finance Supervisor.
Our multi-functional Business Services team supports the operational delivery of CT policing across the wider West Midlands region through the key themes of Finance, Employee Resourcing and Facilities
As a Business Support Officer working on our Finance team, you’ll utilise your excellent customer service and communication skills to provide a comprehensive financial administration service to Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands (CTP WM). You’ll work on your own initiative, prioritise tasks accordingly, and ensure accuracy.
Based at our modern offices near to Birmingham International Airport, this role is offered as full time. You’ll work Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm, but an element of flexibility is necessary to meet business needs.
Working as part of a team, you’ll deliver an efficient and effective financial administration service ensuring records and assets are managed in accordance with regulations and procedures.
You’ll be responsible for ensuring purchase requisitions for goods and services meet financial policy and are processed in accordance with target time-frames. Part of the role requires providing advice and guidance to staff of all levels on expenses, overtime and purchase requests.
You’ll undertake monitoring and analysis of financial information, and compile regular financial management reports on the financial performance of the CTU.
Responsibilities
Maintaining systems to enable effective control of financial matters ensuring records and assets are kept in accordance with policy.
Providing detailed management information and analysis in relation to specific subject areas and monitoring reports.
Undertaking financial monitoring to ensure accuracy of cost coding and highlighting spend variances to forecast.
Providing guidance and overseeing coordination of data input for overtime and expenses.
Managing purchase orders ensuring criteria, deadlines and procurement processes are adhered to.
Preparing annual budgets, accounts and quarterly returns.
Maintaining a disbursement account and ensuring reactive operational requirements are fully supported.
Ensuring audit control checks are performed correctly and on schedule.
Supervising other staff in the absence of the Finance Supervisor.
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