Trainee Finance Assistant Apprentice

Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £20,812 to £24,054 per annum (Starting at Grade C, Progressing to Grade D, then to E Grade Finance Assistant upon completion of Apprenticeship Level 3) | Norwich

The Budgeting and Accounting (B&A) team provides financial guidance and support to operational teams within Norfolk County Council, working to ensure that the maximum benefit is delivered for the organisation from the resources available.

We are looking for someone with a flexible and pro-active approach who is well organised, has great communication skills and an eye for detail. The post will support Community and Environmental Services (which includes Highways & Waste, Culture & Heritage, Growth & Development and Community, Information & Learning). The role will primarily cover the Team outlook mailbox, which involves processing journal and invoice requests as well as dealing with ad hoc queries and providing general support to the CES Budgeting and Accounting team.

This post is an apprenticeship position where you’ll complete the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification offered by Adult Learning, which includes one day per week of study.

This is an excellent opportunity to join Budgeting and Accounting and enter an accounting environment. We are an enthusiastic and diverse team in a large organisation. Line management and mentoring will be consistently maintained with an identified manager, who will be responsible for general management, coaching and development reviews/plan. The level of responsibility and complexity of work will increase as the individual’s knowledge and skills increase.

If you have excellent customer service skills, recent administrative/office experience and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, we would love to hear from you.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email address.

Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.

Job description and person specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions .
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
    

Closing date: 30 June 2023