Finance Officer

MAYORS OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME

Finance Officer

Salary: £38,309.00 – £43,926.00 per annum

Hybrid working model with office hubs at Union Street (near London Bridge) and Newlands Park (postcode SE26).

PN00218A

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime

Job Description

Role Finance Officer Grade G7

Reports To Finance Business Partner Post Ref PN00218A

Directorate Corporate Services Team Finance

Job Purpose

To support the Deputy Chief Finance Officer and Head of Financial Management in maintaining financial reporting systems for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) budget holders.

Principal Accountabilities

• Support the MOPAC Finance team in effective monitoring and financial management of MOPAC’s budget.
• Provide support in relation to all accounts related activities, ensuring timely and accurate processing in accordance with MOPAC guidelines and best practice.
• Ensure that appropriate challenge is given in relation to procurement and value for money when processing payments.
• Ensure that value for money is achieved wherever possible by challenging spending and process.
• Ensure propriety in all aspects of work undertaken.
• Embed financial efficiency and accountability across all of MOPAC’s business.
• Respond to requests for financial information, escalating as appropriate.
• Provision of timely, accurate and proactive management information to contribute to the corporate performance framework.
• Provision of day-to-day financial management support.

Key relationships

• Accountable to: Finance Business Partner
• Principal contacts: MOPAC, Creditors, Unit Heads, Exchequer services

Person specification

Technical requirements:

• Professionally qualified to Association of Accounting Technicians, part qualified professional with working experience or similar financial qualification e.g. Higher National Diploma in

Finance

• A good track record of working in public finance
• Experience of supporting budget-holders in managing their budgets effectively
• Experience of using computerised financial system such as SAP or ORACLE
• Experience of processing invoices in a timely fashion

General Responsibilities

• Manage staff and resources allocated to the job in accordance with MOPAC’s Code of Conduct, including their responsibilities around preventing fraud, bribery and corruption.
• Realise the benefits of London’s diversity by promoting and enabling equality of opportunities and promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London’s communities.
• To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues and all others in the workplace, in accordance with MOPAC Health and Safety policies.
• To work in accordance with data protection policies and adhere to Freedom of Information policies where appropriate.
• Realise the benefits of a flexible approach to work in undertaking the duties and responsibilities of this job, and participating in multi-disciplinary, cross-department and cross-organisational groups and project teams.
• To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected.

Behavioural Competencies

• Delivering Outcomes Delivers
• quality outcomes to meet objectives
• Works to support the delivery of relevant objectives and meet the needs of customers and
• managers. Undertakes a range of tasks, ensuring outcomes are delivered to a high-quality standard
• within the required timeframe.
• Works to support effective decision-making
• Helps others by supplying them with appropriate information and support where relevant. Ensures
• appropriate record keeping, feeding back learning for future working.

Organisational Influence

• Acts with Professionalism
• Behaves appropriately, taking personal responsibility for own actions and setting a good example for other colleagues. Actively demonstrates the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity and helps others to do so.
• Develops from own experience and supports the development of others where relevant. T
• akes account of how own behaviour affects others. Shows initiative, personal resilience and motivation to deliver a quality service. Upholds legislation, regulations and policy, acting with integrity and challenging those who do not. Develops effective communication and working relationships
• Builds effective relationships with customers, colleagues and stakeholders. Communicates
• effectively and inclusively with customers, senior managers and team members. Ensures clear, two-way communication through listening and responding appropriately, learning and sharing
• information. Upholds organisational reputation.

Productivity

• Manages own time and relevant resources efficiently and effectively
• Prioritises work and use of resources to meet local objectives.
• Ensures time and resources are used in a way that best meets customer and MPS needs.
• Uses MPS resources efficiently, ethically and appropriately. Shows support for efficient working.