Job profile

Closing Date: 4 March 2025 at Midnight

Salary: Scale H - £34,807 - £35,436 per annum (Pro rata £14,111 to £14,366 per annum)

Part Time: 15-hour week (Work Pattern to be discussed during interview

Location: Headquarters, Aylesbury

Are you passionate about numbers and eager to make a meaningful impact? Help support and shape our financial future!

About Us:  

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 firefighters operate from 19 fire stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to fire prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community – will you join us? Find out more about us and our values at www.bucksfire.gov.uk/join-us/  

Our Service is only as good as its people. When our employees are engaged and supported, our Service thrives. This why we support flexible and hybrid working.

About the Role:

Key responsibilities:

• Support the Principal Accountant in all aspects of the team’s work
• Support authority-wide revenue and capital financial planning, budgeting and management reporting
• Ensuring the provision of high-quality advice, information, analysis and interpretation to budget holders to underpin effective decision making
• Promote a culture which empowers budget holders and supports the delivery of value for money services, including reporting on benchmark information and key cost drivers
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and professional accounting standards both within the team and the wider service

About You:

We are looking for someone with:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail
• Skills in collating, analysing and presenting data
• Confidence in engaging with various stakeholders

Experience and Qualifications Required:

Experience

• Experience of working with an integrated finance and payroll system
• Proven office/administration experience

Qualifications

• Post holder must have a full AAT level 4 qualification
• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

How to Apply:

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcome. If there are any adaptions or adjustments, we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us via e-mail or telephone.

Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, please contact HR@bucksfire.gov.uk.

For further information about the role please review the job description. (Internal applicants please log in using your iTrent Self Service username and password)

Abatement and Protected Pension:

If are in receipt of a Firefighter’s pension, before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.