Finance Apprentice

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Staffordshire (ST4 1HH)

Closes in 14 days (Monday 11 May 2026)

Posted on 27 April 2026

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Summary

1st position will support across Business Partnering and Corporate Finance. 2nd position will be based within the Repairs and Maintenance/Housing Revenue Finance Team. Both roles will gain experience of all aspects of finance in a local authority setting.

Wage

£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Shifts to be confirmed

37 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 1 August 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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

  • Assisting the monthly budget monitoring and reporting
  • Helping to compile data for the budget setting, year end and forecasting
  • Extraction and manipulation of data from the finance systems, including reconciliations and analysis
  • Help maintaining accurate financials records and adherence to financial regulations, policies and procedures
  • Support and development of good relationships with budget holders
  • Undertake formal training towards the Association of Accounting Technicians qualification

Where you'll work

Civic Centre
Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 1HH

Training

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

Training provider

GENIUS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS 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

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.

Requirements

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

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

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After this apprenticeship

  • AAT Qualified 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GENIUS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028566.

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Closes in 14 days (Monday 11 May 2026)

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