Finance Assistant - Finance Department

Cambridgeshire Constabulary are offering the opportunity for a permanent role in its Finance Team, open to internal and external applicants. This is a part-time (job share) role working 15 hours a week over 3 days to include Thursdays and Fridays (totalling 15 hours) although this is flexible.

The Finance Team looks after budgets over £137m for the constabulary and has a Purchase & Sales Ledger Team, Treasury and Management and Financial Accounts functions. We work directly for the Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire and closely with the Police and Crime Commissioners Office.

This role will contribute towards the provision of an effective and efficient payment's function, which optimises the Constabulary's cash flow, primarily raising purchase orders and ensuring that appropriate goods receipting actions are taken and reviewing requests for new suppliers and existing supplier amendments. You will report directly to the Finance Supervisor.

The role is located at Chord Park, Godmanchester which is a couple of miles from our Huntingdon HQ. We offer agile/flexible working, but hours are generally between 09:00am - 05:00pm.

A full role description including entry and general requirements are attached.

For more information, please contact Jenna.flisher@cambs.police.uk or Elaine.fox@cambs.police.uk

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role.

Internal applicants within Cambridgeshire Constabulary, should upload either a CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form, which can be found in the vacancy documents below. Please note you will be required to provide a statement of no more than 500 words against the entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. You will be expected to provide this while completing online application. 

External applicants should ensure that your current CV is uploaded and provide a statement of no more than 500 words against the entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. You will be expected to provide this while completing online application. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include personal details on your CV other than your name.

If you are successful at shortlisting, you will be required to evidence against all personal qualities and the entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile.

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage throughout the recruitment process. Any redeployee that wishes to apply should apply through the Redeployment Portal and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the entry requirements only. Please see attached role profile for guidance. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until conditional offer. 

This force is a Disability Confident Leader. Should you require any workplace adjustments for your recruitment journey with us which you have not informed us of, please contact us on 01438 757777 or email us on careers@bch.police.uk and we will be happy to support you.  If you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the position you are applying for, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’. 

Everyone at Cambridgeshire Constabulary take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish. 

It is recommended that you download and store a copy of the role profile as this will no longer be available once the advert has closed. We try to speak to our applicants however, we may receive a high number of applications that can delay our response.  Please assume that you have not been shortlisted for the role if we have not responded 4 weeks after the closing date.

All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below.