Job title: Accounts Assistant Maternity Cover
Grade: C
Salary: £29,064 - £30,518 per annum (rising by annual increments to £30,518). More information on salaries and progression can be found on our page.
Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week
Location: The service encourages flexible working and is open to flexible working options. The role will be based at Service Headquarters, Salisbury with the flexibility to work from home / DWFRS Stations / Support Offices and we would welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you. There will be a requirement to attend your base location for a minimum of 1 day a week for key activities and meetings
Appointment Type:Temporary 9 12 month fixed term contract (or until return of substantive postholder)
Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact Sam Harris, Head of Finance on 01722691449 /
Closing and Interview date: The closing date for applications is Sunday 7 September 2025 (midnight). It is intended that interviews will take place on Tuesday 30 September 2025. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldnt do it.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.
As an Account Assistant in our Financial Servicesdepartment you will:
1. Ensure all invoices are valid and correctly addressed, sort and match invoices to orders where appropriate. Scan all invoices into Unit4 system, which generates a unique system number for that invoice when saved to the system. Register all scanned invoices, code correctly, to be distributed to budget managers via Unit4 web.
2. Maintain Unit4 Accounts Payable system for any invoices that are rejected or wrongly distributed, diverting to the correct budget manager or dealing with the problem as required.
3. Maintain the 'Invoices Awaiting Payment' file and 'Outstanding Orders' file to avoid delays in payment. Raise debtor invoices and follow up payment.