Finance Assistant Apprentice (2 Posts)

Do you want to be part of a team, working in a high performing service that offers excellent career prospects? We're delighted to be recruiting an apprentice to join Exchequer Financial Services, as an Apprentice Finance Assistant, completing a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship. At Derbyshire County Council we work with communities to ensure our services meet their environment, education, social, family, leisure, transport and economic needs and expectations. Working for a large, varied organisation is a brilliant place to start, build or change your career. As an apprentice you'll be part of our apprenticeship community along with others who are gaining knowledge and skills and achieving qualifications whilst gaining valuable workplace experience. You'll receive ongoing support and mentoring from your team and our apprenticeship learning providers and you'll be part of making a difference to the people of Derbyshire. We know the more you put into an apprenticeship, the more you will get out of it and we're looking for someone who is willing to learn, motivated, can work well with others and has good communication skills. There's also a wide range of benefits and discounts including: + 25 days of annual leave per year (rising to 30 after 5 years of continuous service) + Access to student discounts + Cycle to work scheme + Discounts at selected county leisure centres + Free online health and exercise sessions + and much more! Exchequer Financial Services process and control the Council's main income and expenditure streams. The successful apprentices will have the opportunity to gain experience in one of the many areas within Exchequer Services including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Master Data, Central Purchasing Support Team and Early Years Contract, Compliance and Payments. The Apprenticeships are designed to give you a wide understanding of the key duties and functions of specific service areas which will be assigned following the recruitment process. Throughout your journey we will teach you to understand and adhere to policies, practices, legislation that govern how our department operates. If you think you could make a positive difference and would like the chance to be part of our team, whether you've just left school or college, or you're ready to make a career change, then we want to hear from you.

Applicants must be able to work full time and have 5 GCSE's at grade A

• to C/9-4 or equivalent including Maths and English.