About the Role

We are looking for a highly organised and detail-focused Accountancy Apprentice to join our Accountancy Corporate team, who are responsible for supporting numerous services across the Council. You'll be part of a finance team involved in supporting financial operations, by carrying out various accountancy and administration tasks.

Wage

• £17,719 a year
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Training course

• Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

• Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
• 37 hours a week

Start date

• Monday 17 August 2026

Duration

• 1 year 3 months

Positions available

• 1

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Update financial reports and maintain both manual and digital filing systems.
• Assist with the reconciliation of revenue and balance sheet accounts.
• Input data into financial systems and run reports to support colleagues and budget managers.
• Contribute to year-end accounting processes.
• Manage your own workload while supporting the financial team with various ad hoc administrative tasks.
• Gain exposure to a range of accounting activities, including budgeting and forecasting.

Key Responsibilities

• Process journals to accurately record financial transactions in compliance with accounting standards.
• Check financial transactions to ensure they are recorded correctly and investigate any discrepancies.
• Perform reconciliations, such as matching accounts and resolving discrepancies between records.
• Ensure that all financial transactions align with relevant accounts and ledgers.

Where you'll work

The Council House
Corporation Street
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 2FS

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

• EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

• Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

• Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
• Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
• Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
• Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
• Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
• Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
• Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
• Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
• Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
• Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
• Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
• Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
• Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
• Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
• Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.