Job Title: Assistant Accountant Level 4 & 7 Apprentice
Location: Walsall
Salary: Wage as per National Minimum for Advanced and Higher Apprentice rate (based on age)
Job Type: Full Time, Fixed term contracts (Up to 24 Months)
Closing Date: 20th March 2022
Do you have a passion and interest in developing a career in finance? Are you willing to work towards an Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification or a Professional Accountancy Qualification (such as CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA or IAEW) depending on your eligibility, as part of an Apprenticeship, while gaining hands on experience?
If so then we have a great opportunity for a number of Finance Apprentices level 4 & 7 to gain skills, experience and knowledge in a busy Finance Business Partnering service whilst working towards a nationally recognised qualification.
Level 4 specific – upon successful completion of your AAT studies and depending upon your performance, you may have the opportunity to study for an Assistant Accountant Level 7 Apprentice (such as CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA or IAEW) for development into a Finance Business Partner role.
About the role:
These roles have become available due the successful progression of our current Apprentices onto Level 7 apprenticeships or permanent finance roles, we now have a great opportunity for a new cohort of Finance Apprentices at level 4 &7 to gain skills, experience and knowledge in a busy finance service whilst working towards a nationally recognised qualification.
As an apprentice you will:
- Work alongside experienced staff
- Gain job-specific skills
- Study towards a related qualification
- Earn a wage and get holiday pay
Finance is a highly skilled profession, with staff working at many different levels. Our aim is to support individuals to undertake an Apprenticeship standard with a relevant training provider and this will include 20% off job training at a training centre, whilst providing an opportunity to gain the job related skills required in support of this. You may be required to travel. Blended working (working from home, office, study) maybe appropriate for these job roles, this will be discussed at interview stage if you are short-listed.
The posts are for a fixed term of up to 3 years (21 months level 4, 3 years level 7), and will be paid for 37 hours per week (which would be split between office work and attending a training provider to undertake training).
About you:
We are looking for a motivated individuals willing to undertake an Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship who meet the following criteria:
Assistant Accountant Level 4
- Achieved GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 or higher and a level 3 Accounting Technician or equivalent.
Assistant Accountant Level 7
- Achieved GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 or higher and a level 4 Accounting Technician or equivalent. Graduates can apply if their Degree is in another subject to Finance.
Please indicate in your application which Level you are applying for.
Please click on the APPLY button to complete your application at the council’s careers page.
These posts are covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk, Bookkeeper, Finance Assistant, Purchase Ledger, Assistant Accountant, Financial Administrator, Accounts Admin, Finance Support, Junior Accountant will be considered for this role.
