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Finance Assistant

Employer
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
Location
WR3 8SP
Salary
£18,795 - £19,171
Closing date
7 May 2019
Reference
HWFRS000000221

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Sector
Emergency Services
Job Type
Finance
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details


Scale 3

£18,795 – £19,171 per annum

37 hours per week

Based at Service Headquarters, Hindlip Park, WR3 8SP

A permanent opportunity has arisen in the Finance Department, based at Service Headquarters.

The post holder will be responsible for administrative duties connected with the preparation and processing of purchase and sales invoices and payroll and to ensure that all purchase and sales invoices are approved and authorised in line with the Fire Authority’s procedures.

Skills and Experience

- A minimum of 3 GCSE’s at grade C or above, or evidence of equivalent experience or qualifications

- GCSE Mathematics, or a recognised financial qualification, or study towards these qualifications

- Allied experience gained within a financial environment

- Excellent numerical and computer skills;

- Good communication skills, including a pleasant telephone manner;

- The ability to retain confidentiality;

- The ability to organise and prioritise work and meet deadlines;

- The ability to work unsupervised, and to exercise and rely on own judgement.

About Us

Every day we're helping to save lives and keep the community safe - and not only by fighting fires. Behind the scenes at Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, there are lots of other roles that people don't see, helping to provide vital functions to keep us an efficient and effective Fire and Rescue Service.

Reasons to Join Us

- 24 days annual leave entitlement increasing to 29 days after five years’ continuous service (plus bank holidays).

- Access to a local government pension scheme.

- Flexi-time scheme allowing you to have an element of flexibility over your working hours.

You will be required as part of our recruitment process to successfully complete a vetting check.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Finance Systems Manager Steve Nash on 01905 368 307. Closing date for applications is Sunday 5 May 2019.

Supporting documents
Finance Assistant Job Description
Job Description - Finance Assistant 2015.doc

Company

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Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for providing day-to-day fire and rescue services across the two counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our stations are staffed by a mix of 'wholetime' firefighters - operating on a full-time basis and providing an immediate response - and ‘on-call’ firefighters who work and live in their local communities and respond to emergency calls whenever they are needed.

There are many interesting career opportunities with us, in Fire Control or one of our non-uniformed specialist support roles as well as being a firefighter.

Non-uniformed staff work in areas including Finance, Community Safety, Training, Human Resources, Information Technology and Workshops. 

Equality and inclusion

We aim to provide equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and sections of society.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01905 368343
Location
Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service
Hindlip Park
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR3 8SP
United Kingdom

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