Job Description

Location

: Finance and Procurement Department, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3LH

Salary

: Grade 5, Spinal Column Points 14-19, 28,624 - 31,067

Working Arrangements

: 36.25 hrs

Closing Date:

12 noon, 18 August 2025

An opportunity has arisen for an individual to join an inclusive and value driven public sector organisation with an outstanding organisational culture.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service are looking to recruit a Finance and Procurement Support Officer to support the Finance and Procurement Team.

The role of the Finance and Procurement Support Officer will involve the processing and validating invoices for payment in line with policy, the reconciliation of invoices with orders and the raising of debtor invoices and supporting the chasing of aged debt. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a commercial discipline such as Finance or Procurement and will have the knowledge and understanding of this environment and will be customer focused with the ability to advise other and communicate effectively both internally within LFRS and externally with suppliers

We offer free car parking, a public sector pension and generous annual leave.

To be considered for this role, it is essential that you have 3 GSCE's or equivalent including Maths and English and that you have previous experience of working in a commercial discipline such as a Finance or Procurement environment.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on 18 August 2025. However, we reserve the right to close the advert prior to this if sufficient quality applications have been received.

We anticipate interviews to take place on w/c 1 September 2025.

This post is subject to a Standard check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.*

Diversity Matters at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service - we want to attract the broadest range of people to work with us and the more diverse the workforce, the better able we are to serve our community. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief or age. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

This post has been advertised internally and externally.

*With effect from 6 July 2023, Fire & Rescue Authorities have been listed in Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975, meaning that all LFRS roles are subject to a Standard Level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check as a minimum. Some roles within the Service will be eligible for a higher level check depending on the duties of the role.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 28,624.00-31,067.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person