Trainee Accountant Year1

We are offering an exciting and rewarding opportunity for two talented, ambitious Trainee Accountants who have either graduated, completed a level 6 apprenticeship, or completed AAT level 4 to train with us. This a 3.5-year contract starting at the end of July 2025 (fixed contract).

This is a graded post starting at £27,269 with progression during the contract period.

Leicester City Council is a large local authority providing a wide range of services, spending £1bn per year. It plays a major role in city life, involved in everything from caring for the elderly and disabled, protecting vulnerable children, and promoting public health to collecting refuse, running schools, maintaining the city’s roads, and managing 20,000 homes. It develops regeneration projects and has invested substantially in the city’s infrastructure in recent years.

Successful candidates will study for the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Professional Accountancy Qualification (PQ). Further information about CIPFA can be found on http://www.cipfa.org

At the end of the training programme, we hope to offer successful trainees a permanent position, at a qualified accountant’s salary. Most former trainees have since forged successful careers; with one going on to becoming our Chief Operating Officer.

What You’ll be Doing

The successful candidates will work on real projects, learn from a range of experienced professionals, and take on more challenges as they progress.

You'll complete a programme of work placements in different sections of the department, enabling you to learn all aspects of financial management and gain the skills and knowledge to become a well-rounded accountant in our vibrant team.

In addition, you will attend college at least once a week and will be assigned a work-based mentor who will assist and support you with your portfolio.

What You’ll Need

The role of the council’s finance department is crucial. We need to ensure we have the right managers and leaders in the future. The ideal candidate will have the confidence, drive and ambition to become a future leader.

Ideally, you’ll have graduated with a first or upper second-class bachelor’s degree in any discipline; or completed a level 6 apprenticeship; or completed AAT level 4.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact or call Miriam Adeyeye on [email protected]

Interviews and assessments will take place week commencing the 16th June and the 23rd June.