Apprentice Financial Management

Earn. Learn. Qualify. Do you want to earn while you learn, with the chance of progression once you qualify? Do you want the opportunity to grow, develop and be the best version of yourself? Then why not build the foundations of your career with an Apprenticeship at Durham County Council.

• We offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement – find out more information here
• We encourage a great work/life balance! Many of our roles operate under our ‘hybrid working’ policy, which gives you the opportunity of flexible, home and office working.
• We have a successful track record in supporting our apprentices to secure permanent employment, with 3 in 4 apprentices securing a further role with us.
• We have been recognised as a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer!
• As a Disability Confident Leader, and a member of the North East England Rainbow Alliance, we are committed to equality and diversity in the workplace – find out more here
• You will learn from skilled professionals whilst being supported to study towards a recognised qualification with a college/university/training provider.
• We will support you every step of the way, with a dedicated Mentor, the option of a buddy for disabled new employees and great networking opportunities with other apprentices.

Durham County Council is a fantastic place to work but if you need convincing, we’ve asked some of our apprentices to share their own stories at Apprenticeships at Durham County Council. You can also hear from John Hewitt, our Chief Executive, and how his career started with an apprenticeship.

Are you a problem-solver with an eye for detail? This could be the apprenticeship for you!

As a Financial Management Apprentice with Durham County Council, you will learn from and work alongside some amazing and talented people, develop your skills and grow as a person and professional.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to open up your own career path from Financial Management Apprentice to potential future leader, with invaluable experience provided from across our Service and Strategic Finance teams. It will also enable you to gain a broad and fascinating insight into local authority functions.

Our Corporate Finance and Commercial Services Development Mentoring Programme provides tailored support in an open and inclusive environment with a strong focus on wellbeing as well as technical experience.

You will work across the Service and Strategic teams within Corporate Finance and Commercial Services and will gain real time work experience whilst studying to towards the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Qualification.

You will be based at Rivergreen, Aykley Heads, Durham with the opportunity of flexible, home and office working when appropriate.

By undertaking both on the job, and qualification based training you will be given the opportunity to gain career enhancing skills and competencies that will enable you to support the robust Financial Management Framework within the Council.

In this role you will (via a supported training plan):

• assist in the production of annual revenue and capital budgets;
• support and undertake budgetary control information including income and expenditure projections;
• assist service budget holders with financial queries and coding requirements;
• assist in the year end - final accounts closedown;
• carry out routine reconciliations and general ledger maintenance.
• study and achieve the Accounts/Finance Assistant Standard Level 2 and the Assistant Accountant Standard Level 3 during the duration of the apprenticeship via the Association of Accounting Technicians.

• Effective communication skills
• Good numeric skills
• To work as a team member, forming effective working relationships with colleagues across the Council.

You will study towards the Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 standard progressing to Assistant Accountant Level 3 standard with a trusted training provider.

You must either have or expect to achieve 2 GCSEs at Grades…