Experience & Skills

You will need:

• Experience of reconciling financial data, checking and challenging information feeding into the accounting system.
• Experience of designing, implementing and managing finance processes.
• Broad experience and knowledge of accounting systems.
• Experience/knowledge in all relevant statutory, regulatory and professional accounting standards.
• Analytical and judgement skills – ability to question financial information and draw conclusions.
• Planning and organisational skills – able to solve problems and manage conflicting demands.
• Strong attention to detail and be highly organised.
• To have started a CCAB or equivalent (ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) finance qualification.
• Proficiency in the use of Excel. 
• Experience of a General Ledger Finance system, ideally Oracle.

Conditions

Based at West Midlands Police head- quarters at Lloyd House in Birmingham city centre, you will work a 36.5 hour week. There is a requirement to work flexibly at all times with regard to workloads and priorities.

Interviews will take place week commencing 23 November 2020

Advert Closing Date: 13 November 2020

West Midlands Police are currently undertaking a long term review of staff pay and conditions.  The grade, pay and other terms of employment are therefore subject to review and may change in the future.

Diversity is fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges; we need a workforce made up from all of the communities that we police.  Applications from across the community are welcomed.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions.  As part of our commitment we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.