West Midlands Police
FTC Covert Finance Support Officer - Counter Terrorism Policing
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Closing date: 19th July 2026, 11:59pm
Salary: £28,914 - £32,613 ▪ Grade: 4
Fixed Term Contract: 12 Months
The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) [https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/]network stretches across the UK. We work alongside our partners to thwart terrorist planning and help bring perpetrators to justice.
Our multi-functional Business Services team supports the operational delivery of CT policing across the wider West Midlands region through the key themes of People, Places and Finance.
The Role
As a Finance Support Officer working on our Covert Finance team, you’ll utilise your excellent customer service and communication skills to provide a comprehensive financial administration service to Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/police-forces/west-midlands-police/areas/about-us/about-us/counter-terrorism/ (CTP WM). You’ll work on your own initiative, prioritise tasks accordingly, and ensure financial policy and processes are followed.
Based at our modern offices near to Birmingham International Airport, this role is offered as a full time, fixed term contract opportunity for up to 12 months. You’ll work Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm, but an element of flexibility is necessary to meet business needs.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining systems to enable effective control of financial matters ensuring records and assets are kept in accordance with policy.
- Providing detailed management information and analysis in relation to specific subject areas and monitoring reports.
- Undertaking financial monitoring to ensure accuracy of cost coding and highlighting spend variances to forecast.
- Providing guidance and overseeing coordination of data input for overtime and expenses.
- Preparing annual budgets, accounts and quarterly returns.
- Maintaining a disbursement account and ensuring reactive operational requirements are fully supported.
- Ensuring audit control checks are performed correctly and on schedule.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Relevant experience in a financial environment.
- Proven experience of providing detailed management information, analysing budgets, forecasting and maintaining registers & working to tight deadlines.
- Previous experience of cash handling and knowledge of petty cash/disbursement accounts.
- Experience/understanding of end of financial year reporting and processes.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, with higher level of Excel.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good organisational skills with the ability to work on own initiative.
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Desirable
- Possess, or studying for, a formal financial qualification, e.g. AAT.
- Understanding of purchasing/contract frameworks, and financial regulations
- Understanding of financial probity, audit requirements, and West Midlands Police policies in relation to expenses and overtime.
- Previous supervisory experience.
Security Clearance
⚠ This post requires British nationality (some dual nationalities may be ineligible) and Developed Vetting [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels#developed-vetting-dv].
You will need to undergo additional security clearance checks, with the offer of employment being conditional on obtaining all of the necessary security clearances.
There are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries once in post.
Diversity & Inclusion
We maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm.
Counter Terrorism Policing is always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the country we serve. An inclusive culture enables us to do things differently, working in ways that meet individuals’ needs to ensure work-life balance is healthy so that we deliver the best for the organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.
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Join Us
Counter Terrorism Policing is a collaboration of UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity.
Join Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands CTU for a unique opportunity to play your part in keeping the West Midlands region safe. Every day offers a variety of exciting challenges and exceptional opportunities played out on a national and international stage.
Most of what we achieve may never see the light of day but be assured that we have the very best and brightest working around the clock in an effort to keep us all safe. These ordinary men and women do extraordinary things in an effort to thwart terrorist planning; to safeguard those who are at risk of radicalisation; to protect our critical national infrastructure, institutions and crowded places, and to pursue and bring terrorists to justice.
Our Counter Terrorism Unit aims to create an inclusive and welcoming environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. With a range of roles available, you don’t need a background in security and we are always looking for different skills and experiences to join our talented team.
Work with us and you will be joining a world-class Counter Terrorism Policing network.
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