Purchase, Income & Finance Technician Apprentice

Exeter City Council

Devon (EX1 1JN)

Closes in 20 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 August 2025

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Summary

Under the training requirements of the Apprenticeship scheme provide finance support to the accountancy team and Council Services.

Wage

£21,201 a year

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£21,201 to to £25,913 per year (dependant on level of qualification)

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week, shifts TBC.

37 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 25 September 2025

Duration

1 year 5 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

  • To gain work experience supporting Finance in a wide range of duties in order to support the Council – including the income collection and supplier payment functions
  • To input data and retrieve information from various computer systems as required.
  • To assist with day-to-day queries from budget holders and other internal officers.
  • To provide Financial System administration support, e.g. re-setting passwords
  • Personally deal with incoming and outgoing emails and telephone calls where possible, referring others to appropriate officers for action
  • Preparing financial journals for input
  • To undertake reconciliation work as required
  • To assist with external audit liaison and data gathering as required.
  • Such other duties as may be required from time to time

Where you'll work

Civic Centre
Paris Street
Exeter
Devon
EX1 1JN

Training

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

Training provider

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

  • You will work towards either your Level 2 or Level 3 Accounts Assistant qualification across a total duration of 17 months!
  • Training provider: LMP Group: https://lmp-group.co.uk/ 
  • All online/remote learning, no classroom or college day release
  • An allocated tutor will support you throughout the apprenticeship!

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

(Permitting you’re eligible for the role) Please expect to receive contact from our LMP Education Recruitment team, to discuss your application further.

About this employer

Exeter City Council is a local authority providing a wide range of public services to the residents of Exeter. These services include housing, planning, council tax, and various community support initiatives

https://exeter.gov.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Future opportunities for progression

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336276.

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Closes in 20 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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