Apprentice (Financial Management)

Summary

Do you want to earn while you learn, with the chance of progression once you qualify? Do you want the opportunity to grow, develop and be the best version of yourself? Then why not build the foundations of your career with an Apprenticeship at Durham County Council.

Wage: £14,566 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 8 September
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Are you a problem-solver with an eye for detail? This could be the apprenticeship for you!

As a Financial Management Apprentice with Durham County Council, you will learn from and work alongside some amazing and talented people, develop your skills and grow as a person and professional.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to open up your own career path from Financial Management Apprentice to potential future leader, with invaluable experience provided from across our Service and Strategic Finance teams. It will also enable you to gain a broad and fascinating insight into local authority functions.

Our Corporate Finance and Commercial Services Development Mentoring Programme provides tailored support in an open and inclusive environment with a strong focus on wellbeing as well as technical experience.

You will work across the Service and Strategic teams within Corporate Finance and Commercial Services and will gain real time work experience whilst studying to towards the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Qualification

You will be based at Rivergreen, Aykley Heads, Durham with the opportunity of flexible, home and office working when appropriate.

Where you’ll work

Durham County Council, Regeneration & Economic Development County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

NEW COLLEGE DURHAM

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Record transactional data.
Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Record transactional data.
Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Your training plan

You will study towards the Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 standard at New College Durham progressing to Assistant Accountant Level 3 standard with a trusted training provider

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 4)
English (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Patience
IT skills
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills

About this company

The council is made up of an elected assembly of 126 councillors accountable to nearly 530,100 people in County Durham. We are responsible for providing a wide range of public services to the people of the county. We also represent and promote the interests of County Durham when dealing with regional, national and international affairs. Through effective local government, we allow local people to look after their own affairs and to decide how and where money is best spent in their area. Our powers and responsibilities are determined by Parliament with county council elections held every four years. The most recent election was held in May 2017.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion you will achieve a Level 2 AAT progressing onto Level 3

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEW COLLEGE DURHAM

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308114.

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Closes in 9 days (Sunday 23 March)

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