The Council is seeking to recruit two trainee accountants who will be based at the centre of the Council, in the Resources Directorate, which has key responsibility for managing the Council’s money and people as well as ensuring that democratic decisions are well informed and legally sound.
Redcar and Cleveland offers a working environment that encourages you to excel and develop your career.
As you progress in your training, you will learn to provide financial advice and support across various services within the Council, with a focus on delivering high-quality financial management in the following areas:
* Medium Term Financial Planning, Treasury Management, Financial Accounting, Audit, and Budget setting.
* Supporting the development of business cases for capital projects and grant funding for new initiatives.
* Managing a variety of commercial and environmental developments that require high-quality financial information.
* Driving improvements in financial and performance management support to our customers.
The role requires strong and effective communication skills, including the ability to interact with customers possessing varying levels of financial knowledge.
We offer attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and access to various salary sacrifice schemes and staff benefits, including a lease car scheme.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact David Dunford at 07970 420744.
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