37 hours per week
To support the Accountants and wider department in the provision of financial stewardship and business management support to efficiently and effectively deliver the OPCC's priorities.
Main Activities:
To provide resilience across the other Assistant Accountants' portfolios, and work with the other Assistant Accountants to ensure that the priorities and demands of the team are timely and accurately delivered.
To deliver portfolio input into periodic medium term financial planning, and the maintenance of the budgetary control system.
Assist the Accountants in the provision of financial support and guidance to Workstreams and Departments, and deliver periodic financial performance to facilitate tactical and strategic direction.
To assist in the production of the statutory financial statements in line with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting and International Financial Reporting Standards
To assist in the delivery of the annual budget setting process to ensure the annual budget is set in a timely and accurate manner.
To undertake the timely and effective completion of control account reconciliations in line with Financial Procedures.
To produce Statement of Accounts for bodies closely related to the OPCC in accordance with the Charity Accounts Statement of Recommended Practice.
To liaise with internal and external Auditors to ensure systems and process changes are audit compliant and new recommendations are implemented within the appropriate timescales.
To assist in the maintenance of the OPCC's Financial Procedures Manual to ensure robust corporate governance and financial stewardship.
To assist in updating the OPCC's fixed asset register through the maintenance of statutory accounting records and capital returns.
To support the Accountants in the delivery of robust business planning and business change initiatives and assist in the financial management and stewardship of externally funded grant schemes, including the accurate and timely completion of Grant returns and claims
To prepare both statutory and non-statutory returns for review and approval by the Accountants. Examples of these are the Construction Industry Tax Scheme and VAT returns
To support the Accountants in the delivery of efficient and effective Treasury Management processes to ensure appropriate investment of OPCC funds.
To maintain financial ledgers and related computer systems to ensure the completeness, relevance, accuracy and timeliness of financial/business information is upheld.
To support the Accountants in the delivery of KPIs, Objective Analysis, activity analysis and benchmarking information.
In liaison with Force Research Officers produce FOI requests for review by the Head of Finance as required
To provide a customer-focussed service.
To promote and adhere to Gwent Police's Strategic Equality Plan to support the development of a diverse workforce.
To take reasonable care of own and others' safety; to co-operate with managers / supervisors in complying with statutory health and safety duties; to report incidents, accidents, faults etc.
To fully participate in the performance appraisal process.
Further Information available here: http://corporate.gwent.police.uk/careers/policestaff/