Length of Employment / Contract End Date: 18 months
Working Hours: Full Time
Grade: Apprentice
Salary Range: £24,684 (London Living Wage)
Salary Basis: Per annum
Leave Entitlement: 24 days
Application Deadline: 12/01/2025, 23:55
Anticipated Interview Date(s): 15th-16th January
Position: Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant
This can be in Sutton or Kingston and study will be offered through Sutton College.
About the Borough:
Joining us, you get to work for not just one high performing London Borough, but two. Sutton and Kingston councils have a number of shared services serving both authorities, with some teams and roles more focused on one Council than the other, but the majority are shared across both, meaning you get multiple opportunities to learn from a wider pool of activities and two different political bodies.
We work flexibly in both Sutton and Kingston offices, and support working at home or flexible working patterns that enable you to tailor your working and personal life. We provide the equipment and tools to enable you to work flexibly, and in return ask you to use that flexibility to be creative and ambitious in the services we deliver.
There are some exciting developments in both Sutton and Kingston. We are developing the London Cancer Hub, a world-leading cancer research and treatment hub that will bring together professionals from across different sectors to identify and test new treatments and therapies. We are undertaking the largest housing regeneration programme ever delivered in Kingston, building new energy-efficient housing that will transform some of our oldest Council-owned housing. Both boroughs have publicly committed to tackling the climate emergency and are investing in new technologies and societal change that will help bring carbon emissions down and improve our climate impact.
Sutton is a well-connected attractive part of London that has a reputation for excellent schools, green and leafy open spaces. Kingston is a beautiful Royal borough with a historic setting on the banks of the Thames, surrounded by open green spaces such as Richmond Park and Bushey Park.
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate:
As an Apprentice, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of the service plan by providing a coordinated, consistent, and high-quality service within the Department. The post holder will be required to work flexibly across all service areas, within the Shared Finance Accounts Receivable team. This position is Hybrid working which requires 2 days in the office a week.
About Us:
The Shared Finance Service ambition is to add value, inspire success, and this role is part of the Shared Finance Service (SFS) team collectively responsible for delivering SFS activities. Working within the Shared Finance Service Accounts Receivable Team to maximize the daily income collection and enforcement process to both Councils through effective, responsive processing activity.
Our Offer To You:
As an organization that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfill your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly, and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills.
* Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
* Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)
* Three volunteering days per year in Sutton or Kingston
* Comprehensive learning and development programme
* Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out, and leisure activities
* Interest-free season ticket loans
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Car parking scheme
* Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
* Zip car scheme
* Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
* Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
* Subsidised gym membership
Application Process:
Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities, and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.
Additional Information:
We pride ourselves on being a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
Important Information - Criminal Records:
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory result to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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