Trainee Accountant Apprentice Post No: 42694 Salary: Starting from £25,584 to £35,235 per annum Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5 depending on experience and qualification Hours: 37 hours per week Place of work: Worthing Town Hall/Hybrid Working Policy Applies Closing date: 22nd June 2025 Interviews: w/c 30th June 2025 This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented individual to build a comprehensive skillset in a supportive financial environment. You'll be at the heart of our operations, contributing to crucial financial processes and gaining active experience in a variety of key areas. The Council is offering an opportunity to train to become a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). The successful applicant must be committed to studying for the CIPFA professional qualification and becoming an active member of our thriving accounting team. The course you will undertake is Accountancy or taxation professional, Level 7, the provider is CIPFA and the typical duration to gateway is 36 months (this does not include EPA period) Your responsibilities will include: Becoming proficient in our Financial Management System through accurate data input. Developing your analytical skills by creating and manipulating insightful spreadsheets. Gaining valuable experience working with both Microsoft and Google productivity suites. Playing a key role in the preparation of Revenue Budgets for specific services, providing you with a deep understanding of financial planning. Contributing to informed decision-making by producing regular financial monitoring reports for team members and service departments. Sharpening your accounting skills through the preparation of final accounts for designated services. Ensuring accuracy and integrity by performing reconciliations of assigned control accounts. Utilising your organisational skills to produce information for Freedom of Information requests. Contributing to the smooth running of the team through administrative support. Expanding your knowledge by providing cover for the Treasury Management team when needed. If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application! At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees. This includes: Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days Bank Holiday entitlement Local Government Pension Training & development Occupational Health Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Employee resource groups/networks Buddy Support Programme Flexible working options We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.