Apprentice Assistant Accountant

Waverley Borough Council

Surrey (GU7 1HR)

Closes in 13 days (Thursday 26 March 2026)

Posted on 12 March 2026

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity to begin your finance career within a supportive Local Government team. As an Apprentice Assistant Accountant, you’ll gain hands‑on experience in capital accounting, financial reporting, and budget management while working towards a recognised finance qualification.

Wage

£24,669 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 April 2026

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

  • Support budget preparation, monthly monitoring, and year‑end processes
  • Assist with capital accounting and maintaining the Council’s asset register
  • Prepare financial reports, reconciliations and statutory returns
  • Provide financial advice to service managers
  • Produce data for benchmarking, FOI requests and internal reporting

Where you'll work

The Burys
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1HR

Training

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

Training provider

WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

Waverley Training Services will support the completion of the Aprpenticeship and the training of the required Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours.

You will have an allocated Tutor who you will see at least once a month to have lessons supported by coaching and trianing by your line manager and other team members. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 7)
  • Maths (grade 7)

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
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

For business continuity purposes you are required to have access to the internet at home via broadband on a PC, laptop or tablet.

About this employer

At Waverley Borough Council, ee provide a range of services including housing, planning, refuse collection, recycling, environmental services, council tax collection, leisure faciltites, playgrounds and parks as well as support for vulnerable people.

We contribute to local communities and make a difference to those who live and work in the Waverley Borough. Working with us means that we unvest in you and your career in a fair and flexible workng environment.

We are an ambitious organisation with clearly defined priorities. All our work stems from the aim to deliver local, open and interactive government, create a strong and resilient local economy and to protect our environment by taking effective action to tackle the Climate Emergency. We believe in delivering good quality housing for people of all incomes, effective stratgic planning to meet the needs of our communities, and delivering projects that improve the health and wellbeing of our residents. 

http://www.waverley.gov.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Minimum 22 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees) with an extra 5 days after 5 years continuous service
  • 2 days per year for volunteering work
  • Subsidised gym membership
  • Free car parking

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

Progression on to the Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Completion of this apprenticeship could lead to a role as a Service Accountant.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Adele O'Sullivan

adele.o'sullivan@waverley.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020923.

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Closes in 13 days (Thursday 26 March 2026)

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