Finance and Insurance Manager

Job title: Finance and Insurance Manager
Salary: £33,603 – £35,772 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full time
Location: Wakefield

Looking for a finance role where you can make a real impact in public service?

This key position sits within West Yorkshire Police’s Finance and Commercial Services Directorate, playing a vital role in protecting public money and supporting frontline policing through effective financial management and insurance governance. We’re looking for a proactive, detail focused professional who can work confidently both independently and as part of a busy team, managing a varied workload with accuracy and professionalism.

As a key member of the Finance Support Team, you’ll lead the day to day delivery of the Force’s insurance function while providing high quality financial and administrative support across the organisation, including NPAS and regional operations. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, budget holders and external partners, ensuring compliance sound risk management and continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance or insurance professional to contribute to meaningful work that directly supports operational policing and community safety.

Role and Responsibilities

You will play a key role in delivering effective finance and insurance services across the Force. This includes managing insurance policies and claims, maintaining accurate records, supporting financial performance and supervising staff.
Key duties include:
• Managing and developing the Force’s insurance function, including policy procurement, review and self insurance arrangements
• Supporting the management of insurance claims and budgets, producing accurate management information
• Maintaining up to date insurance records across the Force, NPAS and regional operations
• Providing financial and administrative support, ensuring income and expenditure are accurately recorded
• Building strong working relationships with senior leaders, budget holders and stakeholders
• Assisting with financial strategy development and corporate performance management
• Supervising and supporting the Finance and Insurance Officer, managing performance, attendance and wellbeing
• Acting as a professional point of contact for finance and insurance enquiries
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and service delivery

Expectations

To succeed in this role, you will be expected to:
• Communicate clearly and confidently with internal and external stakeholders
• Explain financial and insurance matters in an accessible way
• Manage competing priorities and meet financial deadlines
• Apply strong numeracy, literacy and attention to detail
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a team

Essential Criteria

• Strong working knowledge of financial administration processes
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel
• Experience supervising or supporting staff
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Clear experience of self-motivation and workload prioritisation.
• Can demonstrate a high level of numeracy and literacy

Desirable:

• Experience in maintaining an organisations insurance portfolio
• Experience advising or influencing senior stakeholders
• Involvement in insurance strategy or policy development
• Experience working in a public sector or regulated environment

Benefits / What We Offer

West Yorkshire Police staff can access a wide range of benefits designed to support wellbeing, development and work–life balance, including:

• Generous annual leave allowance –27 days annual leave, rising to 32 days after five years of service (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible working options, including agile working arrangements to help you manage your professional and personal commitments
• Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, a secure Defined Benefit CARE (Career Average Revalued Earnings) pension scheme
• Membership options for the Police Treatment Centre and The Police Children’s Charity (eligibility-dependent)
• Access to savings, discounts and cashback rewards through staff schemes, including eligibility to purchase a Blue Light Card
• Option to sign up to our Cycle to work scheme (eligibility-dependent)
• Access to a wide range of internal wellbeing services and support programmes
• Opportunities for career development and training
• Supportive HR policies, including maternity, paternity and other family-friendly provisions
• A meaningful career with a clear sense of purpose supporting policing services that protect communities
• Opportunities to join staff networks, wellbeing groups, and sports clubs

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and a member of the Fair Work Charter.

How to Apply

Join West Yorkshire Police in a key finance leadership role where your expertise will make a real difference to policing.

The successful candidate will be subject to personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment.

The 2024 version of the Competency Values Framework applies to this process. Please disregard the old link to the 2016 version which is contained in the role profile.

Interviews will take place on: Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 May.

This vacancy will close at 23:55 hours on 3rd May 2026