About Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Cambridgeshire Constabulary employs over 2500 people to cover a resident population of over 900,000. Our vision is to ‘Create a Safer Cambridgeshire’. We pride ourselves in delivering a service with integrity, sensitivity and respect.
We are now hiring for a part-time Business Support Finance Officer to administer and monitor finance processing for Local Policing.
It is important to us that we represent our local communities within Cambridgeshire.
Everyone at Cambridgeshire Constabulary takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.
Why join Cambridgeshire Constabulary?
By joining us as a Business Support Finance Officer you will receive a vast range of opportunities and benefits. Some of these include:
- Starting pay of £ 30,333 (pro-rata’d) rising with service up to £ 32,613
- 5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, timings to be agreed
- Annual leave allowance of 24 days (pro-rata’d), increasing with service.
- Local government pension scheme
- Opportunities for development and further study
- A great Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Long Service Awards
- Blue Light Card
- Force Lottery – purchase shares and win prizes
- Cycle 2 Work scheme
- Employee Welfare Fund
- Access to Unison
- And more!
What does the Business Support Finance Officer role involve?
You will be working within a team of 2 people, alongside another Finance Officer, within the wider team Business Support team. This role will be part time, 18.5 hours per week. The role will be based at our Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough with the occasional requirement to travel to other sites. You will be required to attend the workplace on your agreed working days and there is no ability for home working due to the nature of the role. Every day is different whatever your role in policing, so here’s an overview of your day-to-day responsibilities:
- To oversee the departmental e-procurement processes, across the three BSU teams ensuring that any spend is committed in compliance with Constabulary financial instructions, acting as the single point of contact for departmental queries.
- To prepare all documentation relating to mutual aid and external charging opportunities to ensure that costs and income are recorded and recovered correctly in compliance with force financial instructions and NPCC policy on income generation and recharging.
- To manage the BSU petty cash at Thorpe Wood and to oversee the process in the other teams. To carry out credit card purchases and manage the credit card transactions on behalf of the card holder ( Head of Department).
- Using the CARM duty management system, highlight and resolve any overtime issues and associated entitlements, taking into consideration Police Regulations, the Police Staff Handbook and general HR policies. This will ensure accuracy of claims, reduce financial risk to the Constabulary and provide confidence that officers and staff are receiving the benefits to which they are entitled.
- To act as subject matter expert on overtime and associated entitlements and take an active role in assisting CARM users and management with queries. To provide training in system related issues through a variety of methods such as one to one training and system awareness guides and videos. To act as a constant source of knowledge and advice for users and to ensure that management are briefed in should issues arise.
- To represent and attend the CARM practitioners group, tri-force overtime and systems meetings and internal meetings, assisting in the development of the CARM system in related areas.
- To design, develop and provide accurate and timely reporting in relation to Local Policing overtime, based on user requirements to allow the Constabulary to make informed decisions regarding overtime expenditure and to effectively manage overtime budgets.
- To prepare for banking the seized cash received from the Property department, ensuring that the counting and banking process follow force processes and is fully auditable.
Are you the right person for the Business Support Finance Officer position?
It is important to us that we hire someone with the right values and attitude that align with ours. Whether officer or staff, we are serving the public, and the policing Competency and Values Framework underpins everything we do. We are also looking for you to:
- Have a Level 3 NVQ in Business Administration, a finance qualification or 3 years relevant demonstrable experience working in a finance administration-based role
- Have experience of working with Microsoft Office and M365
- Have experience of exporting data and using applications to present and report data in a way most useful to a customer.
- Have experience of analysing data and interrogating systems to make recommendations to senior managers.
- Have experience and understanding of budgets and associated processes.
- Have the ability to effectively prioritise workload and work independently, with attention to detail whilst working under pressure and at pace.
- Have an ability to work effectively with other department team members and to build effective working relationships at all levels.
- Have great attention to detail
- Be proactive and use your initiative
If you think this could be the role for you, we encourage you to apply today. If you have any queries, you can contact the recruitment team via recruitment@bch.police.uk
To reach the hiring manager contact Charlotte Smith via charlotte.smith@cambs.police.uk
Please note, interviews are planned to take place on Friday 23rd October, and will be held at Cambridgeshire Police Headquarters in Huntingdon.
Additional Advert Information
- Internal Applicants
To apply for this role, internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period.
If you qualify as an internal candidate within the advertising force, you may upload either your CV or the internal role summary form attached to this advert.
- Vetting Process
Please note that, as part of the vetting process, the BCH Vetting Unit may need to contact your current line manager for a Supervisor Appraisal. This requirement aligns with the 2025 National Guidelines for Vetting (APP 6.5.18).
Examples of when this may apply include:
- Transferring to another force
- Renewing vetting clearance
- Moving into a role requiring MV clearance (even if you currently hold MV clearance)
- Moving into or working in a role involving close contact with vulnerable individuals
If any of the above apply to you, please expect your line manager to be contacted when you submit your vetting application.
- Redeployment and Redundancy
This vacancy is open to employees at risk of redundancy and will remain available to redeployees until a final offer has been agreed and accepted.
Redeployees at risk of redundancy will take priority over all other applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. If successful, redeployees will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions.
- Role Profile
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- Commitment to Inclusion
As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to be themselves. We provide workplace adjustments wherever needed so that all colleagues can thrive.
If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under the Offer an Interview Scheme.
