INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE

The Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ), on behalf of government and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), ensures that the Counter Terrorism (CT) network has the funding, capabilities and resources it needs to effectively deliver the Government’s counter terrorism strategy (CONTEST) and to keep people safe from terrorism. It does this through the provision of corporate services as well as national operational tasking and co-ordination. It houses unique national CT capabilities that support the entire network as well as overseeing delivery of CT Policing across the regions to ensure that it operates in a way that is both effective and efficient. Crucially, the HQ represents CT Policing’s interest within government and with wider stakeholders – ensuring that the policing contribution to CONTEST is both understood and appreciated.

The Strategic Finance Pillar in CTP HQ is responsible for:

• Delivering and embedding a coordinated finance and assurance framework for CT Policing.
• Ensuring that CT Policing achieves value for money and maximises the value from the services it delivers, whilst meeting the needs of the business.

• Providing strategic and operational financial advice to both CTP HQ and the National CT Network to ensure that investment decisions are robust and support strategic priorities.

  Job Purpose
  The post holder will be responsible for working with Strategic Finance to deliver and embed a co-ordinated finance business partnering function for CT Policing, aligning counter terrorism financial activity extended across four broad areas in support of the Government’s National CONTEST strategy.

Main areas of delegated responsibility will fall across the following strategic and functional areas:

• Financial Management, Audit & Assurance
• CT Policing Grant Management and Allocation
• Protective Security Grant Management and allocation, and
• Third Party Contracts

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Assistant Accountant will support Strategic Finance working alongside colleagues throughout the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)/CTPHQ, Corporate Finance, Strategic Procurement, Shared Support Services and the distributed National CT Policing network. Ensuring that CT Policing achieves value for money and maximises value from the services it delivers whilst meeting the needs of the Business. Timely analysis of actual results and forecasts, discussing options to ensure the organisation achieves its operational goals, whilst reducing and improving performance.

This will include:

• Building relationships with business areas and service delivery leads, including the National CT Network, and external partners, ensuring that the Finance function works effectively and efficiently within CTP HQ, the MPS, the Specialist Operations Business Group and across the CT network.
• Provision of financial information, including funding letters, reports and financial statements to all those that require it.
• Monitoring and quality assuring the quarterly forecast commission provided by the National CT Network, identifying key risks and opportunities affecting CT/PS objectives.
• To assist with the preparation of accurate, timely and understandable financial information for budget holders within CTPHQ, Specialist Operations (SO) and other stakeholders to support decision-making and enable them to deliver their accountabilities effectively.
• Ensure journals, receipts and payments are made in line with MPS accounting principles and processes.
• Supporting the Finance Business Partners by preparing and providing financial information as directed and to assist in the preparation of accruals/journals/overtime and other month end tasks.
• Monitoring SSCL transactional services and interrogating MPS systems as necessary. Liaising with Shared Service Centre, Human Resources and Local Support Services colleagues as necessary.
• Assist in providing information and advice to internal and external stakeholder groups, such as MPS Business Groups and National CT colleagues.
• Attending meetings and mandatory training/briefings as appropriate.
• To undertake any other appropriate functions as required by CTPHQ Strategic Finance.
• Providing data in support of ad-hoc projects as directed.