Trainee Accountant/Corporate Accountant

Vacancy Information

Starting Salary: £31,096 per annum

Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Starting and finishing times are flexible, and flexi time is applicable
To start January 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Trainee Accountant to join our team. Working towards a role as a CIPFA qualified Corporate Accountant, you will be a key member of the capital finance team, taking a lead role in the monitoring and production of capital budgets, production of elements of the annual statutory accounts and working with the Principal Accountant to interpret and apply new financial accounting requirements.

The successful candidate will hold a relevant degree and progression through the salary grades will be dependent on exam success.  For further information please refer to the 'Accountant/Finance Business Partner' section of the Professional Development Scheme document.  This is available as a download under Job Attachments.  

Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for homeworking or hybrid working will be considered for this post, subject to a trial period and in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview. All applicants must live in the UK and will be expected to attend Council offices from time to time as required.

Job Details

Role of Corporate Accountant:
Work collaboratively with the Principal Accountant, Service Managers and Heads of Service to manage their resources effectively and as efficiently as possible, providing appropriate financial advice and guidance to support service delivery and facilitate any future transformational change agenda.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. 

The ‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications
Trainee Accountant:  Applicants should hold a cognate degree level qualification (i.e. Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Statistics etc).

Disclosure
The preferred candidate for this position may be subject to a Standard Disclosure provided by Disclosure Scotland prior to a formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council.

Please note:
If a Disclosure check is required and you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Additional Information

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link:
www.eastlothian.gov.uk/nonteachinginfo

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If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us on recruitment@eastlothian.gov.uk

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form.