Senior Finance & Business Support Officer

A SENIOR FINANCE & BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER is required for a PERMANENT role paying £31,352.70 plus £2470 London Allowance with British Transport Police (BTP) based in Albany House, London.

BTP is the national police Force for Britain’s rail network. Every day we ensure the safety and security of over six million passengers and railway staff throughout England, Scotland and Wales. As SENIOR FINANCE & BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER with BTP you will provide a timely and accurate Management Information support service for a number of senior managers and stakeholders, to enable the conversion of data into information and knowledge, in order to assist in the strategic decision making process.

As SENIOR FINANCE & BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER you will be required to:

• Provide suitable business recommendations to budget holders on the basis of analysis of financial management information and participate in decision-making processes when required.
• Prepare annual budgets for the budget holders within their area of responsibility in accordance with instructions and timetable.
• Develop and maintain customer and colleague relationships (internally and externally) so as to maximize the effectiveness of BTP and the Business Support teams and ensure the good reputation of both.
• Modelling headcount (2,000+ employees) and expenditure (£56.5m), to create budgets and forecasts, and a recruitment plan.
• Carry out month-end closure procedures for budgets within area of responsibility. Investigate any mis-postings identified through variance analysis and take corrective action .

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

The successful SENIOR FINANCE & BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER will be required to evidence the following skills:

• Identify and suggests opportunities for change within work area.

• Excellent spread sheet and Word processing skills.

• Degree in a numerical discipline (or equivalent experience) and/or fully or part qualified by a recognised financial or accounting body

If you are interested in applying to this SENIOR FINANCE & BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted. In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Salary up to £31,352.70 plus £2470 London Allowance

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Final salary pension

• Various salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work/childcare) and retail discounts

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves so we welcome applicants from all sections of the community. You must have the right to remain and work in the UK and you must tell us about any previous convictions or cautions including any deemed as 'spent'. These will not necessarily exclude you from employment but they must be declared at the point of application.

Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period (12 months) for current substantive posting.