What is the job role?
The apprentice role is an opportunity to start a career in Public Sector Finance and begin your journey to become a qualified Accounting Technician by completing the AAT qualification. Your role will provide support across the different areas of Financial Management.
The successful applicant will:
1. Support with the posting of transactions into the financial system and learning how these fit into the production of the statement of accounts and management information.
2. Get involved in specific work relating to financial year end accounting requirements.
3. Undertake a variety of data analysis tasks to support the provision of financial information to our service users across the Council.
4. Gain experience of working on the Council’s Finance and Procurement system.
5. Undertake a Level 2 Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
The initial contract for this apprenticeship will be for Level 2 Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard for 15 months. Whilst we cannot guarantee at this time, we are hoping to be able to offer the successful candidate the chance to undertake the Level 3 apprenticeship upon completion of Level 2.
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This apprenticeship role is a fixed term contract for 15 monthsin line with the length of the apprenticeship training.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for applicants that have:
6. An interest in starting a career in Finance
7. Excellent numeracy skills
8. Excellent communication skills
9. A flexible approach to working to meet the needs of the service
10. A customer-focussed approach to their work
11. Good IT skills
12. An understanding of the range of services provided by the council.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
13. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
14. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
15. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Closing date: 7th July
Pre-interview and assessment date (via Microsoft Teams)*: 23rd July
Interview date(s) (Face-to-face): 29th July
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