Work with leading public sector employers while you study CIPFA's Professional Accountancy Qualification

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Key responsibilities

We are looking to recruit a graduate to join our busy finance team in a career-graded role. Over a three-year fixed period, you will undertake placements across all the key areas of the finance service. Each placement will provide you with a varied mix of day-to-day work and key projects, supporting the needs of your professional studies and your development as a public sector accountant.

• Rotational placements with the finance service to contribute to a wide range of financial services, including advice and challenge through business partnering.
• Commitment to achieving a professional qualification through CIPFA.
• Participation in and contribution to finance projects.

Minimum entry requirements

• A recent graduate with a minimum degree of 2:1.
• Three A levels, grades A-C.
• GCSE grades A-C in Maths and English.

Key contacts

Lisa Wheaton,
E: lisa.wheaton@milton-keynes.gov.uk

How to apply

Please visit Milton Keynes Council’s website.

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About the organisation

Reading Borough Council is a unitary authority in Berkshire. The council provides a wide range of services to local residents including education, housing, social services, planning, libraries and leisure. Reading is a thriving university town, 25 minutes from London with great transport connections and soon to be served by Crosslink rail. The town has great services which we are passionate to build and protect. A sound financial basis for those services is a crucial part to delivering them effectively, efficiently and economically and the finance team at Reading Borough Council partners with the service managers to ensure the financial management is robust.

Organisation culture/environment

We are keen that our finance trainees have an opportunity to work across the various functions within finance (including technical accounting, accounts payable, management accounting and financial analysis) so that they get a broad range of experience whilst learning the fundamental principles of accountancy. This is a great opportunity to try the different areas before deciding what type of accountancy to specialise in.

Key responsibilities

• To study towards full CIPFA qualification
• To help prepare financial information and ensure the accuracy of financial data.
• To check financial records for accuracy, ensuring activities are carried out in accordance with agreed procedures.
• Input from and reconciliation of various systems to council’s financial information system.
• Maintain detailed records and working papers in an appropriate filing system to support tasks carried out.
• Provide support and assistance on both routine work and major projects, including administrative assistance.
• Correction of coding errors, and allocation of cash in the council’s accounts.

Minimum entry requirements

Graduate.

Key contacts

Karen Ind – Financial Planning and Analysis Lead
E: karen.ind@reading.gov.uk
T: 01189 373050
Jean Stevenson – Chief Accountant
E: Jean.Stevenson@reading.gov.uk 
T: 01189 374470

How to apply

E: recruitment@reading.gov.uk
T: 0118 937 2039 (24-hour answerphone)
Quote the reference number CSS0225 and state the position you are interested in.