Finance Officer (Trainee Accountant)

Finance Officer (Trainee Accountant)

Grade F (£29,874 to £35,982)

Staffordshire Police continues to transform how it operates to deliver a modern, agile police service able to tackle the many existing and emerging challenges and provide the best possible service for local communities.

“We have been supporting trainee accountants over recent years as part of our plan to recruit and develop new talent to become the finance leaders of the future"

During that time, CIPFA trainees have developed their skills, knowledge and behaviours and have been successful in achieving promotions to more senior posts within the service. They have also received recognition for their individual successes from CIPFA and as part of National Apprenticeship Week.

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a trainee CIPFA finance and accountancy professional who will support the finance team in the provision of financial advice and support to budget holders and senior management.  The post holder will gain a range of experience across the whole finance function as they rotate through different disciplines – including budget support to services, closure of accounts, finance systems,  during their three/four-year training period.

The role is ideal for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who is suitably qualified with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues in finance, service managers and external partners. 

Key responsibilities 

• As part of Financial Services, the role will involve being part of a professional team delivering a wide range of financial support to budget holders and assisting in the preparation and monitoring of budgets and completion of statutory accounts and returns.
• To undertake the role on a rotational basis between both financial accounting and business partnering areas of the service to gain a full exposure to the world of professional accountancy in line with the requirements of the professional institute

• To provide financial support and advice in a timely manner to budget holders and other service users that is accurate and relevant to stakeholders needs.         

Please refer to the job description for the full list of responsibilities .

Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best service for Staffordshire, ensuring that we keep people safe and protect our communities. As a Trainee Accountant, your role will be instrumental in enabling the delivery of these plans.

The role is based at Staffordshire Police Headquarters, with the opportunity for agile working. 

Further details relating to the role and responsibilities can be found within the role profile and for more information please contact: Jasraj Purewal, Head of Financial Accounting at jasraj.purewal@staffordshire.police.uk.

To apply, please upload your CV and provide a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the experience and skills requirements of the role.

We would advise all applicants to tailor their CV to meet the criteria on the role profile.

Closing date: Sunday 28th July 2024 – Midnight.

Interview date is to be confirmed and will include a presentation on a topic to be confirmed.

In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working options
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to health and wellbeing support
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme 

“Staffordshire have a strong commitment to equality and diversity in our people, within the organisation and in the services, we provide to our communities.

We want to reflect the communities we serve and one way we can try to achieve this is through a 'positive action' approach.

Positive action is activity which helps employers identify and remove barriers and issues to the recruitment, retention and progression of people who identify with underrepresented groups of the Equalities Act 2010 (i.e. LGBT+, ethnicity, disability), whilst still employing people on merit.

Click here to register your interest in being involved in positive action opportunities and support; Positive.action@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk “