Salary: Apprentice Grade £17,719 a year
Location: The Council House
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 2nd August 2026
Contract Type: Fixed Term for 2 years
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. This role offers a great chance for career growth, allowing you to work towards the AAT Level 3 Accounting qualification while gaining practical experience in a supportive environment.
You'll be part of a finance team involved in supporting financial operations, by carrying out various accountancy and administration tasks, including inputting journals, interrogating financial systems, maintaining accurate records, and assisting with month-end and year-end accounting procedures.
You'll be well-supported throughout your accountancy apprenticeship and gain valuable experience in public sector accounting, contributing to efficient financial processes while progressing in your professional qualification.
The Accountancy Apprentice position is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and advance within the organisation.
The Opportunity
In the role of Accountancy Apprentice , here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
- 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.
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have...
- Good organisational and numeracy skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Use of packages including Microsoft Office Excel and Word
- GCSEs grade C/4 or above including Maths and English or equivalent
- Able to demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm and self-motivation
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise and work to challenging deadlines
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Flexible work/life balance scheme
- Modern office environment
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 2nd August 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: To be confirmed once the advert is live. Interviews will be held face to face at the Council House.
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to
[email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to
[email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read ourguidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at
[email protected]https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
