Finance Officer - HC623986
Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Flexible; could be any of the Police Investigation Centres (Southampton/Basingstoke/Portsmouth) or Newport Police Station
Hours: 37 hours per week - Consideration will be given to reduced hours
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 18th May 2026 at 23:59 hours
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us as a Finance Officer within Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, working to provide a safer community for all.
More about the role
This is an exciting opportunity to line manage the Area Finance Team (including the Travel Desk) and ensure their work assists with the smooth running of the Constabulary and OPCC’s operational requirements.
About the Role
Key responsibilities of the role, but not limited to:
* Ensure that all members of the team follow the prescribed procedures to process order requests. Apply and maintain controls necessary to ensure accurate and timely work according to the agreed service standards.
* Ensure that purchases are made in line with policies and educate on these where necessary, maintaining a positive working relationship with customers and colleagues.
* Monitor the contract for collection of cash from Police premises and ensure that issues are raised and escalated where necessary.
* Maintain an awareness of corporate and departmental equalities and health and safety policies and procedures and apply them in the day to day job requirements.
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What's on offer
As members of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary police staff you will have access to a wide benefits package, including but not limited to:
* Fantastic Local Government Pension scheme
* Flexible working hours and hybrid working.
* 24 days annual leave rising to 29 days after 5 years service – (pro-rata for part‑time workers) PLUS the 8 public bank holidays.
* Blue Light Card – Retail, holiday and leisure discounts
* Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities
* Excellent wellbeing support including onsite wellbeing rooms and access to Employee Assistance Programme
* Staff representation groups and inclusion networks.
* Gym facilities at a number of our buildings
Application and interview
If you’ve never completed a competency-based application or interview before, make sure you read each competency or value in detail, research the STAR (situation, task, action, result) format and use it when giving evidence.
Qualified member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (or accepted relevant equivalent qualification). Or part-qualified with extensive relevant experience demonstrating the required level of knowledge and application of financial principles.
* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
* 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.
You should also be aware of the Values (courage, respect and empathy, public service).
When applying, you will have the opportunity to talk to us about your background and experience, especially when providing evidence against our competency and values framework (CVF).
The CVF provides clear expectations for everyone working in policing. It describes the behaviours required by you as a member of police staff to be effective in your role.
Contact us
Please contact the Recruitment team at police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or on 02380 451611
Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under‑represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotion processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.
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