Administrative Support Officer - Finance

Job Title: Administrative Support Officer - Finance

Salary: £32,194 to £34,452 plus a Location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £32,194 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £34,452 will be via incremental progression.

Location: Lambeth

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent MO2 Finance Assistant. This is a unique role within MO2 that will allow an individual to work directly with senior leaders to monitor and influence financial decisions to help the command deliver an effective service across policing. The successful candidate will assist in having oversight of an annual budget of over £100m and with the command going through a significant staff uplift this presents a particularly interesting time to support MO2’s finances.

Substantive Band D staff and those Band E on promotion are invited to consider the key responsibilities and essential criteria.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial oversight of the budget envelope allocated to MO2
• Monitoring and reporting on expenditure of capital budgets and associated staffing costs, including overtime
• Monitoring of individual budgets to internal Heads of Unit; management of cost centre codes
• Financial forecasting and monitoring of reimbursements to budget envelope
• Financial oversight of project spends allocated through additional funding streams received from Home Office and MOPAC
• Engagement with MPS Strategic Finance Lead in support of budget monitoring and Quality Assurance of reporting
• Maintenance of internal financial records and systems in support of the responsibilities above
• Oversight of MO2 working time regulation compliance
• Additional business support functions as required by the DSU & DCI - HQ Functions, particularly those impacting command-wide on business effectiveness

Please click on the below link to view an online candidate information pack that will you give you an insight into the Met, the competency framework we use which shapes our daily work behaviours, the application process, and a host of other information, that will help inform and support your application:

https://sscl-innovation.com/MPScandidatepack/

Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 22 March 2023.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Essential Criteria

• Excellent IT and administrative skills
• A proven track record of capturing, managing, and reporting on large and complex datasets
• The ability to assimilate large quantities of financial and associated data, draw out trends and issues, and present them in a meaningful way
• An effective communicator with the ability to engage, influence and negotiate with managers and wider senior leadership team stakeholders
• A flexible, pragmatic approach in support of the strategic aims of the command
• Willingness to undergo SC/MV vetting

Desirable Criteria

• A professional qualification in a relevant field, e.g., business or finance, would be desirable though not essential