Finance Officer bei South Yorkshire Police

Role: Finance Officer

Department: Corporate Finance

Location: Carbrook House, Sheffield

Salary: Band C - £27,747- £30,468/Band D - £31,296 -£35,526

Hours: 37      

Contract Type: Temporary until 31^st March 2026

In this fast-paced and varied Finance Officer role, you will directly support the Management Accountants in the provision of clear, accurate and timely financial information in accordance with corporate timetables. As a Finance Officer you will act as a single point of contact for routine financial matters to districts and departments. You will act in accordance with force financial regulation contract standing orders and force financial instruction, procedure, and guidelines at all times.

Key responsibilities:

• Profile all revenue, capital, and grant budgets in accordance with the budget-setting timetable, with support and direction from the accountant where required.
• Identify and query all revenue and grant, non-pay, current month, and year-to-date variances. In liaison with spending departments. Complete a projected outturn and financial commentary for all expenditure, including an explanation of all variances.
• Carry out year-end duties in accordance with the year-end timetable, ensuring that District/Departmental staff are aware of their obligations. 
• Carry out all monthly/quarterly/annual balance sheet reconciliations to ensure that assets, income, and expenditure are all treated correctly within the accounts structure. 
• Reconcile the acquisitions and disposals of all force assets, including properties, vehicles, all vehicle fleet stocks and items of equipment at regular intervals throughout the financial year.
• Control and coordinate all allocated specialist functions which could include Mutual Aid, Seconded Officers and Regional Working, ensuring that costs are accurately coded, recorded and monitored, charges are calculated accurately, and income is collected promptly.
• Analyse and update both the staff costings, special costings, and national framework agreement costings, gathering information from various different sources to arrive at the costs. Use guidance provided by ACPO where appropriate. 
• Assist project managers in the preparation of bids for external funding and prepare claims for reimbursement and submission to funding bodies, ensuring that a clear audit trail of all external funding records is maintained. Liaise with external bodies in respect of grant audits and any other financial matters. Complete grant projections as part of the monthly process.
• Provide VAT advice and guidance to support the department and the Force. Liaise with the Force VAT advisors as appropriate. Complete the VAT return with support from the Accountant.
• Deal with ad hoc requests for financial data which will include investigation, analysis and costing exercises and Freedom of Information requests. Provide financial advice and information as appropriate. 

Skills and experience:

• Full member of Association of Accounting Technicians (Band D) / Actively Studying AAT (Band C)
• Experience of working in a financial environment including budgetary control and year end procedures
• Ability to analyse, critically evaluate and interpret financial information. 
• Experience of using a computerised financial information system in a medium to large organisation (including General Ledger)
• Computer literate with experience of analysing and presenting information using spreadsheets.

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview.

For more detailed information relating to the role, skills, and experience for this role, please click here to view the role profile.

What we offer:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. 
• Flexible working arrangements including flexitime and hybrid working.
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice. 
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme.
• Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 (yhrn.police)
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process. 

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values: 

At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid. 

This role has been evaluated as a Hybrid role. 

Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home. 

Vetting Level:

The vetting level for this role is Management Vetting (MV). If successful, your vetting will be reviewed and uplifted. For further information please contact the Vetting Unit on [email protected]

Contact details:

For further information about the role, please contact: Rachel Wilkinson 0114 2523518

Closing Date: 5^th November 2025

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

How to apply:

Please click ‘Apply.’ 

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance, and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.

It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on [email protected]

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours. 

Internal Candidates:

This vacancy is temporary therefore, you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff, this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract, you must contact the Talent Acquisition Team before applying. 

Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent form. Please email the completed form to the hiring line manager, with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email. 

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.

Further Information:

This role is offered on a fixed-term basis in accordance with applicable employment legislation and South Yorkshire Police policy.

Fixed-term contracts are used where there is a genuine business need, such as project-based work, temporary cover, or time-limited funding. The fixed term period is subject to change, linked to the posts requirements and may be subject to extension or early termination in line with appropriate notice period.

All fixed-term employees will receive equal treatment and access to opportunities in line with our commitment to fair and inclusive employment practices.

Where appropriate, fixed-term roles may be made permanent without the need for a further recruitment process.

Documents to Review: 

For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - Please Click here

For Application Guidance and Tips - Please Click Here

For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - Please Click Here

For Secondment Approval - Please Click Here

View our recruitment video:

https://youtu.be/2dGn5qti7_c