Essential Experience

• Significant post qualification experience.
• Substantial recent experience at managerial level of financial accounting roles.
• Experience of owning and producing statutory financial statements
• In depth knowledge of standards accounting systems.
• Significant experience of advising and guiding business decisions within corporate governance frameworks in order to ensure compliance and managing risks.
• Substantial evidence of effective people management skills.
• Experience of overseeing modernisation and improvement to functions.
• Broad experience and knowledge in all relevant statutory, regulatory and professional accounting standards and tax legislation. 

Essential Skills

• Analytical and judgement skills – ability to assimilate and convey complex and challenging information to a variety of audiences.
• Planning and organisational skills – able to produce and deliver the statutory accounts 
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to explain things clearly in an appropriate style and tone.
• Ability to challenge operationally and strategically with a professional approach.
• Driven to deliver with enthusiasm – highly motivated and proactive approach to working including a strong ability to meet deadlines and deliver quality work.
• Ability to work collaboratively to achieve shared goals – business focused and flexible when meeting operational needs and expectations.
• Strong focus on customer relationship skills.

Qualifications

·         You must be CCAB qualified  (full member of ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) or equivalent

·         Be educated to degree level or equivalent

Conditions

Based 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, and a requirement to travel to other locations to build collaborative relationships. 

Advert closing date: 21 April 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. 

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.

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