Reporting & Statutory Returns Accountant
Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, while remaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowances and hours.
Division / Department - Finance (Joint) Grade - Surrey Police Level 2 / Sussex Police M2 Status - Full Time Contract Type - Permanent Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £52,600 - £60,977 / Sussex Police £53,688 - £58,455 Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week Shift Allowance - No Politically Restricted - No Location - Forcewide
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
Chief Constables' Message
We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.
We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.
We wish you all the very best with your application.
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner
The Role & Key Responsibilities
From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.
It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.
The Reporting and Statutory Returns Accountant will play a leading role in delivering corporate accounting services and fulfilling the
Forces' financial statutory obligations .
They will manage the production of
the annual accounts and the statutory returns.
They will coordinate the support and response to internal and external audit engagements.
They will supervise the maintenance of the balance sheets and bank reconciliations, and fulfil statutory obligations for areas such as Pension Accounting and Budgeting.
Skills & Experience
QUALIFICATIONS:
CCAB qualified accountant (i.e. ICAEW, ICAS, ICAI, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or a recognised equivalent.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
Comprehensive knowledge of the CIPFA Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom.
Extensive experience in financial accounting, maintaining ledgers, reconciliations and journals, financial reporting, managing audit support, pensions accounting, annual close down and preparing a statement of accounts.
Proven ability to meet tight deadlines within unpredictable and demanding environments whilst delivering high quality products.
Experience of interpreting and applying financial accounting policies accurately and effectively to ensure compliance and accurate reporting.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to explain complex technical accounting to non-finance stakeholders.
Ability to regularly review procedures or systems with teams to identify improvements and simplify processes and decision making.
Able to establish effective working relationships with Finance colleagues in order to deliver financial reporting obligations.
An enthusiastic and empowering management and leadership style with high levels of self-motivation and resilience as well as the tenacity to see difficult issues through to their natural conclusion.
Ability to analyse complex Finance issues and risk, ensuring ethical, legal and best practice solutions are implemented.
Experience and proven ability to lead a team of Assistant Accountants.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
This role will involve travel to and working at police sites in both Surrey and Sussex.
Why Work With Us?
Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We're invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.
We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;
career progression contributory pension scheme (LGPS) generous annual leave allowance discounts for everyday spend on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs generous and supportive parental leave financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support discounted contributory healthcare scheme
Further Information
For further information/an informal discussion for this role, please contact Ricardo Herrera-Delgado by emailing
Ricardo.Herrera-Delgado@surrey.police.uk
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our
full anti-racism statement here.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding
noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com
to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are; vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
Attachments Reporting and Statutory Returns Accountant JDQ FINAL.PDF
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Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, while remaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowances and hours.
Division / Department - Finance (Joint) Grade - Surrey Police Level 2 / Sussex Police M2 Status - Full Time Contract Type - Permanent Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £52,600 - £60,977 / Sussex Police £53,688 - £58,455 Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week Shift Allowance - No Politically Restricted - No Location - Forcewide
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
Chief Constables' Message
We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.
We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.
We wish you all the very best with your application.
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner
The Role & Key Responsibilities
From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.
It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.
The Reporting and Statutory Returns Accountant will play a leading role in delivering corporate accounting services and fulfilling the
Forces' financial statutory obligations .
They will manage the production of
the annual accounts and the statutory returns.
They will coordinate the support and response to internal and external audit engagements.
They will supervise the maintenance of the balance sheets and bank reconciliations, and fulfil statutory obligations for areas such as Pension Accounting and Budgeting.
Skills & Experience
QUALIFICATIONS:
CCAB qualified accountant (i.e. ICAEW, ICAS, ICAI, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or a recognised equivalent.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
Comprehensive knowledge of the CIPFA Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom.
Extensive experience in financial accounting, maintaining ledgers, reconciliations and journals, financial reporting, managing audit support, pensions accounting, annual close down and preparing a statement of accounts.
Proven ability to meet tight deadlines within unpredictable and demanding environments whilst delivering high quality products.
Experience of interpreting and applying financial accounting policies accurately and effectively to ensure compliance and accurate reporting.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to explain complex technical accounting to non-finance stakeholders.
Ability to regularly review procedures or systems with teams to identify improvements and simplify processes and decision making.
Able to establish effective working relationships with Finance colleagues in order to deliver financial reporting obligations.
An enthusiastic and empowering management and leadership style with high levels of self-motivation and resilience as well as the tenacity to see difficult issues through to their natural conclusion.
Ability to analyse complex Finance issues and risk, ensuring ethical, legal and best practice solutions are implemented.
Experience and proven ability to lead a team of Assistant Accountants.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
This role will involve travel to and working at police sites in both Surrey and Sussex.
Why Work With Us?
Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We're invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.
We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;
career progression contributory pension scheme (LGPS) generous annual leave allowance discounts for everyday spend on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs generous and supportive parental leave financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support discounted contributory healthcare scheme
Further Information
For further information/an informal discussion for this role, please contact Ricardo Herrera-Delgado by emailing
Ricardo.Herrera-Delgado@surrey.police.uk
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our
full anti-racism statement here.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding
noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com
to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are; vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
Attachments Reporting and Statutory Returns Accountant JDQ FINAL.PDF
#J-18808-Ljbffr
