National Police Chiefs' Council - Assistant Accountant

Job Title: National Police Chiefs' Council - Assistant Accountant

Salary: The starting salary is £38,926, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £35,998 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £38,523 Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Remote working nationally within UK. NPCC is currently based in close proximity to St James’ Park Underground Station, London and therefore occasional travel will be required to this premise and other Police locations across the UK. We encourage applications from candidates living across the UK. Further details on flexible arrangements will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2026 (with the potential for further extension subject to funding and performance).

THE NATIONAL POLICE CHIEFS’ COUNCIL (NPCC)

Policing is operating in a time of global change and uncertainty, the public and our staff need a service which is responsive, able to tackle future challenges and embrace opportunity.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) brings UK police leaders together to set direction in policing and drive progress for the public.

We achieve this through:

Coordination – by joining up the operational response to critical national policing issues to deliver policing today and shape the future.

Collaboration – by working in partnership as part of the whole policing system and beyond to improve public safety.

Communication – by sharing the collective expertise, views and action of UK police chiefs.

NPCC BUSINESS SUPPPORT TEAM
Business Support maintains the logistics for the delivery of strategic meetings including Chief Constables Council, Regional Chiefs and the newly formed Strategic Planning and Coordination Board. Other responsibilities include supporting the remote workforce for all IT and equipment, HR support, finance, governance assurance, information management and data protection protocols, and host force management duties. The team also work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure the NPCC is able to support Chief Officers in the constantly evolving areas of national policing.  

THE ROLE

This role would be suited to someone with a working experience in finance and purchase to pay functions and would provide them with exposure to managing a whole organisations’ finances from beginning to end.

Key stakeholders the post holder will interact with on a regular basis includes (but not limited to): NPCC & NPoCC SLT incl. the Finance Analyst, SSCL, MPS HR and Commercial and other support business areas in the MPS, other UK Police Services Finance functions, other Government bodies incl. the Home Office, and key suppliers and customers.

Specific responsibilities of this role are:

Assisting in budget setting, budget monitoring and forecasting incl. costings to assist in calculations

Knowledge of Financial Management and Commercial procurement rules ensuring Value for Money and contract compliance

Supporting internal and external users through the Purchase-2-Pay process

Providing financial analysis and modelling options as required in support of the Finance Analyst.

Maintain master systems data such as financial approval hierarchies, new suppliers, cost centre codes, purchase order management incl. Goods Receipt vs Invoice Receipt differences clearing

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - If you join and work for us, you will get access to:

A competitive salary with yearly increments.

Support networks, free Employees' Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.

Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.

Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely dependent on role.

Competitive pension scheme.

Company sick pay.

Job related equipment supplied

Specialist equipment supplied, under Occupational Health referral

Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one-off payment of £5).

Development, coaching and mentoring opportunities available.

Supportive and flexible onboarding plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.

VETTING

This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please provide a CV and evidence against the following competencies, (350 words maximum per competency) which are based on the knowledge, skills and experience set out in the job description and the competencies in the Competency and Values Framework (CVF). Please note, CV’s will not be assessed within the initial application, answers to the CVF questions alone determine next steps. Once candidates identified for interview has been confirmed, CV’s will then be shared with the appropriate Hiring Manager.

We deliver, support and inspire, Level 2 - Provide evidence of delivering complex and sensitive information to non-finance staff.

We are collaborative, Level 2 - Please give an example when you have demonstrated the ability to work with partners/stakeholders to deliver an effective service / outcome, in the face of competing priorities and opinions.

We analyse critically, Level 2 - Please give an example of how you have used and gathered information to provide financial information to aid senior management to make decisions.

Should you want to know more about the role, we would strongly encourage you contact hr-recruitment@npcc.police.uk to arrange an informal conversation.

Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Occasional national travel may be required. Travel expenses will be paid if location allowance is not being received, or when travel falls outside of the home to work journey. NPCC will pay for overnight accommodation if required.

The Metropolitan Police manage HR for NPCC recruitment.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 17th August 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 18th August 2025

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence TBC.

Met candidates applying for a secondment opportunity must also make the Met HR Secondments Unit aware via HRMailbox-.SecondmentsUnit@met.police.uk so they can track applications made by their staff.

This role is open to external candidates as a fixed term contract, anyone who is an existing Met employee will be processed as a secondee.

Please note that if you are applying as a secondee from another national police force or government organisation, please contact HR-Recruitment@npcc.police.uk, do not apply online via Oleeo. Online applications will only be accepted for external candidates, or existing Met employees. If you an external to policing, please ensure you apply through the External Oleeo link available via - https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/c/careers/police-staff-roles/police-staff-vacancies/.

Anyone applying on a secondment basis, must seek Chief Officer Group and HR Business Partner support before applying. Applicants must also discuss with their Senior Leadership team their intentions to apply for a role within NPCC.