Graduate Accountancy Officer

Job Introduction

Job Title: Graduate Accountancy Officer

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Explore a future in public finance with our Local Government Finance Apprenticeship Programme.

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of finance while making a meaningful impact on your community?

Liverpool City Council is delighted to offer an opportunity to join our Finance Graduate Programme. Our training programme offers you an excellent grounding in a variety of roles within our finance team, whilst being fully supported to study a professional accountancy qualification Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). The programme is designed to give you the experience, knowledge and understanding you need to be a future finance leader in the world of public finance. It will provide you with a rich variety of training and exposure, with opportunities to contribute to many project initiatives and finance activities tailored to your development needs.

CIPFA Graduate Roles (3 Positions) 3 years fixed term with a starting salary of £30,060

For those with a relevant degree, our CIPFA Graduate roles offer an accelerated path to becoming a fully qualified accountant. We are searching for candidates who demonstrate:

• A strong academic background, preferably with a degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• Excellent numeracy skills and ability to analyse and evaluate data
• A commitment to pursuing the CIPFA qualification
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Effective time management and organisational abilities
• Collaborative spirit and the ability to work within a diverse team

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years' service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (Role dependent) - A "Flexibility First" approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme - option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time - a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight, 25th April 2025

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Andrew Buck, Andrew.buck@liverpool.gov.uk.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.