Finance Officer Apprentice (Fawley Parish Council)

FAWLEY PARISH COUNCIL

SOUTHAMPTON (SO45 1GA)

Closes on Friday 19 September 2025

Posted on 18 August 2025

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Summary

To assist the finance manager in ensuring the efficient and accurate management of the parish councils finances. This role includes bookkeeping, payroll processing, financial reporting and general financial administration in line with council policies and statutory requirements.

Wage

£14,526.20 a year

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 25 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Assist in maintaining accurate financial records in accordance with relevant legislation and council procedures
  • Process invoices, payments and receipts, ensure all transactions are correctly coded and authorised
  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and monitor bank accounts.
  • Assist in the preparation of financial reports, including income and expenditure, balance sheets and budget monitoring reports
  • Support the annual budget preparation process
  • Maintain records for VAT and assist in the preparation of VAT returns
  • Support in preparing documentation for the annual audit and liaise with internal and external auditors as required
  • Ensure all financial files (both digital and paper based) are well organised and up to date
  •  Assist with financial queries from suppliers
  • To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time or be determined and agreed by the clerk
  • Any other activity that the parish council feels to be within a remit of this position

Where you'll work

GANG WARILY COMMUNITYCENTRE
NEWLANDS ROAD
FAWLEY
SOUTHAMPTON
SO45 1GA

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Training schedule

  • BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team
  • Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace
  • Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience

More training information

Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade Grade C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Able to learn finance software

About this employer

Fawley Parish Council is the largest Parish Council in the New Forest. It is made up of 15 Councillors, and 31 permanent staff and provides impressive facilities and services that can be viewed on this web site. The Parish is made up of Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot, Langley, Holbury and Hardley villages with a population of around 15,000 people and is located in the most southerly area of the Waterside within the New Forest with its shoreline opening onto the Solent. The Council is committed to the provision of facilities and services to its residents and is developing a range of events, activities and new projects to bring the community together and develop local networks.

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential for a full time role on completion

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Raymond Duke

RaymondDuke@bpp.com

01133500333

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331656.

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Closes on Friday 19 September 2025

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