Ashford Borough Council Hiring for Finance Graduate Job at Ashford, Kent, South East England, England Full Time

This is a great career opportunity to establish a high profile and a strong reputation working for an authority that genuinely values the importance of making sure the council is economically sound and can create a vibrant place for its residents, businesses and visitors.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity of working within the council’s Finance Department and undertake a range of learning experiences, through work experience, study, training and development, in order to complete an agreed level 7 apprenticeship qualification through CIMA/ACCA.

Essentially you will support the finance team in ensuring that the council maintains proper accounting records that fully comply with statutory and professional requirements along with:

Assisting in the preparation of monthly budget monitoring information and provide quarterly comments for the Budget monitoring report.
Assisting Officers in building our budgets and learning to progress and lead in own Budget Area.
Leading on project work with the support of your manager and other team members.

It is essential that you have a good standard of education with GCSE Maths and English as a minimum.

20% of your working time is given to you for study – It is essential that you are committed to personal development and a willingness to work hard as we will support you through Apprenticeship Level 7 Accountancy and Taxation Professional Module.

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For an informal discussion please contact Monica Hutanu on 01233 330520 or Judy Janson on 01233 330205

We Offer
Hybrid Working – We are an organisation that puts people first and understands how important employee wellbeing is. We want to help you to balance your working life and home life and offer flexible ways of working to help structure your life in a positive and productive way; both at home and in the office. This maximises personal development and collaborative working.

Competitive remuneration package – We offer an excellent salary linked pension scheme, generous annual leave with flexi time, free life insurance, and opportunities for training and development.

Ashford Borough Council recognises the need to ensure the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults when they come into contact with the services we provide

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: £21,852.00-£25,116.00 per year