Trainee Accountant

North Tyneside Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking two trainee accountants for their Resources Directorate. The role involves providing financial advice, managing budgets, and supporting various services across the Council. Strong communication skills are essential, along with a willingness to learn and grow in financial management. Attractive terms include generous leave, flexible hours, and pension scheme membership.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working hours

Local Government Pension Scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes and staff discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to deal with customers with varying levels of financial skill.
• Eager to learn and develop in financial management.
• Strong understanding of financial principles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and support to various services.
• Manage Medium Term Financial Planning and Budget setting.
• Support development of business cases for capital projects.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Financial management

Analytical skills

Job description

The Council is seeking to recruit two trainee accountants who will be based at the centre of the Council, in the Resources Directorate, which has key responsibility for managing the Council's money and people as well as ensuring that democratic decisions are well informed and legally sound.

Redcar and Cleveland has a working environment which will encourage you to excel and develop your career.

As you progress your training, you will learn to provide financial advice and support to a range of services across the Council and in particular to provide a high level of quality in financial management in relation to the following functional areas:

• Medium Term Financial Planning, Treasury Management, Financial Accounting, Audit and Budget setting.
• Supporting the development of business cases for capital projects and grant funding for new initiatives.
• A variety of commercial and environmental developments which require high quality financial information.
• Driving improvements in the way we provide financial and performance management support to our customers.

The role requires strong and effective communication skills, including the ability to deal with customers who possess varying levels of financial skill.

We offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes and staff benefits/discounts, including a lease car scheme.

For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact David Dunford on 07970 420744