Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Southampton Central Police Station - Hybrid

Salary: Scale 4, £27,204 - £29,859 per annum - Pro rata - ££19,116. - £20,982

Hours: 26 hours per week

Contract: Part Time

Closing Date: Sunday 5th July 2026 at 23:59 hours

Job Purpose

To be responsible for using various corporate systems to raise purchase orders for goods and services, and to provide other local finance provision across the Force area.

Key accountabilities include but are not limited to:

1. Use prescribed systems and procedures to process transactions. Apply and maintain controls necessary to ensure accurate and timely work according to the agreed service standards.

2. Use a range of computer systems to complete financial tasks, including raising purchase orders, processing payments and travel bookings. Systems include SAP, Microsoft Office applications and internal systems.

3. Collect, count and bank monies received within Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.

4. Control, manage and reconcile local petty cash account.

5. Act as point of contact for customer queries, answering telephone calls, email and responding to routine correspondence. Resolve queries, escalating appropriately where necessary. Customer contact should be friendly, understanding the particular implications of quality and service requirements.

6. Ensure the financial compliance of officers and staff by checking activity against prescribed levels of expenditure. Providing an education on existing and new policies and maintaining a positive working relationship with customers and colleagues.

Essential Qualifications

Educated to QCF Level 2 including Maths and English OR work experience deemed to have brought the post holder to a comparable level

Essential Experience

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

Excellent customer service skills.

Good IT skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.

Works well in a team.

Organised and able to prioritise activities, often to tight deadlines.

Excellent attention to detail and commitment to achieve ‘right first time’.

Good follow up skills to be able to achieve pragmatic solutions within defined procedures.

Competencies and Personal Qualities

We are Emotionally Aware - Level 1