Accountancy Assistant

Post: Accountancy Assistant

Salary/Grade: £26,824 to £28,598 per annum pro rata / Grade 6

Contract Type: Fixed Term for up to 12 months (Maternity Leave cover)

Hours/ Days: 22.20 hours per week (Monday to Wednesday)

Location: District Council Offices, Mill Lane, Wingerworth, S42 6NG

Closing Date:5 April 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Job Details and Requirements

At North-East Derbyshire District Council, we embrace innovation, creativity, new ideas and new ways of working to ensure our Council succeeds. We challenge functional barriers, encourage, coach and empower our colleagues to create an environment where our people want to be successful and take ownership and most importantly believe in our ONE TEAM ethos. Our Council has a strong people-centric culture which provides the foundations for delivery of our services to our communities.

Working within the Financial Services Team, this fixed-term maternity cover role blends insurance administration with core accountancy support. You’ll coordinate and progress claims, compile and validate renewal data, support BACS processing, and contribute to budget monitoring—working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to keep processes compliant, controlled, and customer-focused.

Reporting to the Principal Accountant – General Fund & Capital, the successful applicant will support the administration of the insurance function for the Council and providing accountancy assistance to the section.

We are seeking someone with enthusiasm, commitment and attention to detail to provide our insurance service to the Council, there will be an element of accountancy assistance to the section covering BACS transfers and budget monitoring work.

To be successful you will need:

• Knowledge and experience of the administration of insurance claims is essential.
• Being able to prepare and interpret insurance information.
• Understanding the principles of insurance.
• Dealing with enquiries from internal and external customers in a respectful and courteous manner.
• Provide advice and guidance to other Council service areas primarily regarding insurance.

The post is office based at District Council Offices, Mill Lane, Wingerworth with potential for hybrid working subject to operational requirements.

For a full list of job details and requirements please view the Job Description and Person Specification.

Why work for us?

North East Derbyshire District Council is a great place to work and if you join our team, you will become part of a talented and dedicated workforce. If you are keen to make a difference to people’s lives and develop your skills and experience, we would like to hear from you.

We offer a competitive salary, Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave entitlement and excellent work/life balance initiatives. Learn more about the benefits of working for us at: ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

Apply today!

If you are interested in this post, please apply using the online application on our dedicated webpage on Derbyshire Jobs at North East Derbyshire District Council Vacancies or via Derbyshire - Jobs and Careers by clicking ‘Apply for this job’ and creating an account. You can save your progress and exit the application at any time, coming back to it at a later stage to complete and submit your application. Applications close: Midnight on 5th April 2026.

Please read the Guidance Notes provided before completing any application and please note that CV’s will not be accepted.

If you do not have internet access, you can request an offline application pack by contacting North East Derbyshire District Council Contact Centre on 01246 231111 or emailing: Human.Resources@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

For further information

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Justine Wells, Corporate Finance Manager on 01246 217788, or email justine.wells@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk.

Please note the Council only consider applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK and who possess a current work permit appropriate to the job role advertised.

If you have not received any communication within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, and we thank you for your interest in the job role.