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Finance Apprentice

Employer
Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils
Location
Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, WR10 1PT
Salary
Apprentice rate for the first 12 months then Nat min wage for the remainder of the contract
Closing date
25 Jan 2021
Reference
HR0000000492

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Apprenticeship, Finance
Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Wychavon district covers the south and eastern part of Worcestershire and is home to around 125,400 residents and more than 6,400 businesses. We spend over £11 million a year providing a wide range of services from emptying bins and dealing with planning applications to supporting businesses and working with partners on issues including community safety, health and social mobility.

Our three strategic priorities, people, place and prosperity, guide our work.  Our values articulate what we stand for and what we expect of our staff – these are great customer service, openness and accountability, innovation and improvement, fairness and respect.

The Financial Services team provides a valuable support service to all areas of the Council and this post, reporting to the Senior Finance Officer, will provide routine accountancy services including support to the budget setting, budget monitoring and final accounts processes.

 

Finance Apprentice
Full time – 37 hours per week
Up to 18 months Fixed Term Contract

Salary £4.15 per hour for the first 12 months then National Minimum Wage for the remainder of the contract

We are looking for an apprentice who wishes to develop their training and skills in an accounts environment.

As our Finance Apprentice you will be responsible for:

  • Providing transactional and administrative support to the Finance Team including transactional support during budget setting, budget monitoring and final accounts preparation
  • Gaining experience in undertaking routine accountancy duties such as setting up new creditor and debtor accounts and raising invoices.
  • Assist with entries onto computer systems and databases

We are looking for an individual who has:

  • Good communication skills
  • A willingness to work as part of a team
  • A flexible approach combined with a positive attitude
  • An ability to confidently use Microsoft Office, Excel and similar IT software

Previous work experience or work placement in an office or administrative environment, would be an advantage.

We offer a range of great benefits such as flexible working hours, generous holiday entitlements, local government pension scheme with excellent contributions, plenty of opportunities for personal development, discounted gym membership and an on site café and nursery (staff discount offered at the nursery).

To apply please visit the National Apprenticeship Website:

https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-567443

For further information about the role please contact:

Steve Smith, Team Leader on 01386 565516 or email Steve.Smith@wychavon.gov.uk

Alice Mason, Head of Financial Services on 01386 565501 or email alice.mason@wychavon.gov.uk

Closing Date: 24th January 2021

Interviews to be held on: 9th February 2021 via zoom

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Job Description and Person Specification
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From Monday 11th December 2023 an exciting change is happening for us as an organisation - we have implemeted a new system which will improve your candidate experience! To access your candidate portal for our new system, head to https://wychavonandmalvern.wm-jobs.co.uk/members/

 

If you have an application in progress with us on, or before, Monday 11th December 2023 – don’t worry, this will continue as it normally would and there will be no impact on your application or the process. More information on our new and improved system can be found on the WMJobs help pages

Working for us

Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are rewarding places to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working for us. Located in south Worcestershire, both districts boast beautiful natural environments, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. The districts are ranked the top two best rural places to live in the West Midlands and are amongst the top 30 in the country.

We pride ourselves on being progressive organisations spending time, energy and investment on what we know matters to our residents and communities – things like supporting our town centres and rural communities, creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, reducing our carbon footprint, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness.
 

Working with you

Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit and develop the very best talent we can find.  That's why, as well as providing a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as agile working for the majority of roles, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership.

We value skills and an ability to do a great job over identifying personal information and that’s why we anonymise all our recruitment until we reach interview stage. What you can offer us and how you will uphold our values and behaviours is really important to us and that’s what we look for during our recruitment process.

Our staff are our driving force, and it’s important our workforce reflects the communities we serve. More than 50% of our Senior Management Team is female, as is the majority of our Heads of Service.

We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and support the movement of change, to think differently about disability and apply this to how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people.

We value all our staff and are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity, and fostering good relations between people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

 

Want to know more?

The two councils have a shared Chief Executive and a joint senior management team.  Whilst they retain their own political structures and distinct identities, the joint management structure allows us to maximise the opportunity to deliver a wide range of good value services to our customers and communities, and operate and develop shared services, collaborative working  and partnership arrangements with each other,  with other councils and with key stakeholders

Whichever council you work for, you can be sure it will be an enjoyable place to work, you will feel valued and appreciated and have an opportunity to develop your career in line with your potential and expectations. Please click for more information on  or Malvern Hills District Council or Wychavon District Council

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Company info
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Telephone
01386 565515
Location
Wychavon District Council
Civic Centre
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PT
United Kingdom

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