An exciting opportunity has arisen for Transactional Finance Apprentice within the Payments & Income Service – Are you ready to ‘Play Your Part’? If you are interested in working for a values driven, high performing inclusive Council, read on…. This apprenticeship will offer you valuable experience of working for a progressive Local Authority. You will undertake professional development activities and work towards the achievement of Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship standard alongside AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. This will be supported by a designated line manager, Workplace mentor, inclusive employment manager and dedicated programme tutor. Our modern ‘Hub’ style offices are bright, positive, and collaborative workspaces. We also embrace flexible ways of working. This is in addition to a generous Pension Scheme, working reward scheme, discounted gym membership, retail discounts, Cycle 2 Work scheme and Employee Assistance Programme, to name but a few! We are incredibly proud to be Investors in People ‘Silver’ status which illustrates that we care about our people, and are ambitious to do even more for them. We truly are an amazing place to work! If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Here is an insight into our Apprentices make a difference, grow your career, be part of something special! Typical weekly work pattern Monday to Friday's 9am up to 3pm. We are a Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. Please contact andrew.porter@cheshirewest.gov.uk or zoe.hunt@cheshirewest.gov.uk if you would like more information. Information about the apprenticeship standard & End Point Assessment please follow link Accounts or finance assistant / Skills England For further information about Apprenticeships at Cheshire West and Chester Council click here We may close this job when a suitable number of applications have been received. Please note that this Apprenticeship is subject to your eligibility to undertake this Apprenticeship Programme. This will be checked by our training provider partner. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .