Job Title: Financial Accountant – Control and Accounts
Location: HQ, Bridgend
Salary: £40,005.00 – £46,674.00
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across an area of about 800 square miles from Swansea to Merthyr Tydfil to our capital city, Cardiff. It’s a job but where no two days are the same – and it offers a variety of fulfilling and exciting career opportunities.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.
The role:
We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Financial Accountant – Control and Accounts in our Corporate Finance Department. Could you be who we are looking for?
About the team/Department you will be joining:
You are one of three Financial Accountants on the small Financial Accountancy team. We mainly work remotely and in Police Headquarters Bridgend. The Team is responsible for preparation of the Statement of Accounts, Treasury Management and Capital, Sales Debtors, VAT and Statistical Returns.
About the role and your key responsibilities:
- Help produce the Statement of Accounts, proactively managing the accuracy of the Balance Sheet throughout the year
- Undertake treasury management duties on a rota basis
- Oversee other staff on the Team and duties of VAT, Sales Debtor and Cash Management
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
- You will need to be a CCAB Qualified Accountant. Though public sector experience would be desirable it is not essential.
- We are looking for a strong team player with a willingness to take responsibility for work.
- There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more.
Info:
- The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MVSC Vetting.
Candidates with experience of: Accountant, Bookkeeper, Revenue Accountant, Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Chartered Accountant, Senior Accountant, Revenue Accountancy, ACA, ACCA and CIMA may be considered for this role.
