Nottinghamshire Police

“Proud to Serve”

Job Title: Trainee Accountant

Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

Part time/flexible working options will be considered

Salary range: £24,576 to £37,134 per annum (dependent upon qualification level)

Based at: Force Headquarters

An exciting time to join a newly established team providing financial services to both the Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner of Nottinghamshire.

The Force offers the opportunity for the right candidate to train to be a professionally qualified accountant and gain experience in a wide range of public finance roles with pay grade progression is linked to exam success.

Main Purpose of Role

To provide professional financial advice and support to the organisation, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and statutory regulations. This is a training role and expectations will be in line with an individual’s experience, knowledge, and exam success. The role will be expected to work across all functions of the department.

Key Skills & Experience Required

An ability to acquire skills and knowledge, with the aptitude to apply this in the role.

Educated to a level that would allow the applicant to undertake studies to become a professionally qualified CCAB accountant (CIPFA Preferred)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note that you must obtain your line manager’s sign off if applying for an internal vacancy. This will need to be submitted on the MFSS Line Manager Awareness Document which is published at the bottom of the advert. Any applications submitted without the support document will not be progressed through the process. Completion of the Line Manager Awareness Document does not mean that release from your current role is supported. Should you be successful, a release date will be negotiated between the two departments.

To Apply

Apply by submitting a cover letter with your CV. You are strongly encouraged to align your skills and experience with the Job Specification.

Please click here for the job description

Please click here for the line manager awareness form

Please click here for the at-risk pro-forma

Candidates currently at risk will be required to complete and attach the at risk pro-forma document.

For further information about the role please contact Danny Baker, Head of Finance on Internal: 3112183 | External: 101 ext. 3112183 | Mobile: 07595 005294 danny.baker@notts.police.uk

All applicants will be subject to the Force Vetting Policy.

The post holder will be required to work in a confidential environment, with a high level of integrity, and be vetted to Management Level.

PROUD embodies everything we stand for as an organisation, for further detail on our PROUD values please visit the link below.

http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/sites/default/files/documents/files/Living our values.pdf

Nottinghamshire Police is committed to the principles of Equality, Fairness and Diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community in our efforts to recruit a diverse and flexible workforce that reflects the people we serve.

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