Trainee Assistant Accountant - REQ05031

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

For External Applicants:

Year 1: MA Grade - £12.60 per hour

Year 2: NLC3 - £25,098 per year

Year 3: NLC5 - £26,991 per year

For Internal Applicants:

Year 1 & 2: NLC4 - £26,081 per year

Year 3: NLC5 - £26,991 per year

North Lanarkshire Council are the fourth largest local authority in Scotland, responsible for providing key public services to the residents of North Lanarkshire. Effective financial management and administrative processes are critical to ensuring the Council makes best use of all its resources to meet the needs and aspirations of our community.

Successful candidates for these posts will join the Council’s Finance Team and predominantly work in the Education and Families Service whose core operations includes provision of schools and nurseries, Social Work Children’s Services and Social work Criminal Justice.

These posts offer candidates a fantastic opportunity to receive practical, financial and administrative training through work placements in schools and headquarters teams, whilst also being supported through the full Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) professional qualification. The training programme will take approximately 3 years to complete and is designed to provide successful applicants with the skills and experience to participate fully in all aspects of a modern financial and accounting environment.

To be considered for this post you can enter through the Modern Apprenticeship programme or the service also welcomes applicants who are currently employed within the council and looking to pursue a career in Finance. Employees can apply on their current grade up to NLC4 and will continue in this grade until Year 3 when they will progress to NLC5 in line with the programme criteria.

You should have a minimum of two highers (grade A to C) or equivalent or are presently studying to attain this level of qualification and have a minimum of four National 5 awards including English and Mathematics (grade A to C). Candidates should also have a particular interest in pursuing a career in financial administration or accountancy.

You should also be numerically competent, enthusiastic, confident and outgoing. In addition, you will have the ability to research and analyse information and be able to prioritise and manage your workload and examination commitments. You should have good communication and ICT skills and have the ability to work on your own initiative or as part of a team.

Applicants should note progression through the salary range is dependent on successful completion of work placements and relevant stages of the AAT examinations.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.

For further information on this post please contact Kevin Gallagher, School Finance Officer on email: gallagherk@northlan.gov.uk or mobile: 07415164007.

Working Pattern:

Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm

Friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***