Finance Officer
| Posting date: | 24 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £34,434 to £36,363 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2026 |
| Location: | Bootle, North West, L30 4YD |
| Company: | Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59771638 |
Summary
About The Role
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service are looking to appoint a Finance Officer to join our Accountancy Team.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with budget planning and monitoring expenditure, in particular regarding employee budgets and expenditure
- Ensuring approved budgets and all Financial Regulations and Contract Standing Orders are adhered to
- Maintaining the payroll database and employee structures, this includes making amendments following the issue of position statements, in liaison with HR
- Assisting in the annual preparation of revenue budgets and responsibility for quarterly variance analysis, including identifying and rectifying any material differences
You must be part qualified or a qualified member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, together with a high standard of Maths and English.
It is essential that you have experience in the use e-financial accounting applications and experience in the use of the Business Objects report writer.
Working accurately to tight deadlines, and experience of monitoring and reporting on financial performance and dealing with external application providers are also essential requirements.
In addition, it is essential that you are experienced in working as part of a team within a financial environment and you possess excellent communication skills.
This position is offered as a Fixed Term contract to cover maternity leave.
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 10th May 2026
**We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.**
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service are looking to appoint a Finance Officer to join our Accountancy Team.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with budget planning and monitoring expenditure, in particular regarding employee budgets and expenditure
- Ensuring approved budgets and all Financial Regulations and Contract Standing Orders are adhered to
- Maintaining the payroll database and employee structures, this includes making amendments following the issue of position statements, in liaison with HR
- Assisting in the annual preparation of revenue budgets and responsibility for quarterly variance analysis, including identifying and rectifying any material differences
You must be part qualified or a qualified member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, together with a high standard of Maths and English.
It is essential that you have experience in the use e-financial accounting applications and experience in the use of the Business Objects report writer.
Working accurately to tight deadlines, and experience of monitoring and reporting on financial performance and dealing with external application providers are also essential requirements.
In addition, it is essential that you are experienced in working as part of a team within a financial environment and you possess excellent communication skills.
This position is offered as a Fixed Term contract to cover maternity leave.
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 10th May 2026
**We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.**