Contract: PermanentWorking Hours: 37*Salary: £55,201.00 – £62,288.00Location: Service Headquarters at Kelvedon ParkClosing Date: Friday 25th April 2025
The Role
We are seeking to employ a friendly, reliable, and efficient person to join our office team as a Finance Manager for Insurance and Compliance with responsibility for managing all insurance related matters and policy renewals within the Service.
What Are We Looking For?
You will have experience of:
- Dealing with Insurance matters within an organisation, including renewals, claims and reporting.
- Production of statutory accounts and supporting working papers that are subject to audit.
- Preferable experience working within a local authority.
Eligibility
• Must be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA).
If you are an internal candidate, you must have discussed your application with your line manager and confirmed with them there are no outstanding issues of conduct or performance. This will be verified prior to shortlisting.
How to apply
You will be required to submit a CV detailing a minimum of five years employment and/or education history, along with a supporting statement of no more than 750 words that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria detailed in the Person Specification.
You may submit this either as a word document, pdf, or an mp3 (voice note) or mp4 (video), however the word count of your supporting statement should not exceed 750 words no matter which format you choose to present your application.
You may attach separate documents (such as qualifications) should you wish. Your CV and additional documents will be referred to in shortlisting to confirm eligibility (e.g., your current role and any existing qualifications).
Assessment and selection:
Stage 1: Application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the essential criteria) in the w/c 28th April 2025.
Stage 2: Role specific panel interview and presentation (details of this will be supplied after shortlisting) in the w/c 5th May.
Our Culture and Benefits
Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.
You can find out more about our benefits at https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/recruitment/benefits.
Safeguarding
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.
You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.
The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying.
This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that 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. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
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