Finance Apprentice

Finance Apprentice

Full time, 37 hours per week with 1 day off for study per week

2 year fixed term contract

Apprentice Rate - £10 per hour

We have an exciting opportunity for an aspiring finance professional to join our hard-working and friendly team.

You will support the delivery of high-quality financial services within the Council while gaining valuable workplace experience and working toward a recognised professional finance qualification (AAT).

You’ll primarily work alongside the Trainee Accountant and Technical Accountant, contributing to essential day-to-day treasury operations, reconciliations, and technical accounting support.

Ideally you will be able to work independently and work well as part of a team. You will be a quick learner, able to pick up tasks with a willingness to get involved.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification so if your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

Apprenticeship Support:

The successful candidate will receive full support for completing an AAT apprenticeship, including study time, training resources, and mentorship from qualified professionals within the Council. While we offer our finance apprenticeships as 2-year fixed appointments, we aim to convert these roles to permanent Accountancy Assistant roles at the end of 2 years if the appointee has been successful in their studies. Our two previous finance apprentices now hold permanent roles in the team and are both studying for their professional accountancy qualifications.

About you:

We are looking for an individual who has:

• Excellent communication skills
• A willingness to work as part of a team
• A flexible approach combined with a positive attitude
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload to meet deadlines while working under pressure
• Enthusiasm to learn and work toward an AAT qualification
• IT literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office in particular Excel
• 5 GCSEs to include maths and English at grade 4 or above
• 2 ‘A’ Levels would be desirable

What we can offer:

Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:

• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.

We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.

To discuss the post or for further information, please contact:

Josh Sharratt, Trainee Accountant on 01386 565449 or emailjosh.sharratt@wychavon.gov.ukor Zosia Newton, Principal Accountant on 01386 565613 or emailzosia.newton@wychavon.gov.uk

Closing Date:Sunday7 September 2025

Interviews to be held on: Thursday25 September 2025

Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised