Trainee Accountant - Waverley Court - 10897_1755249792
| Posting date: | 15 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,046.00 to £32,010.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH88BG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 10897_1755249792 |
Summary
Trainee Accountant - fixed term until 31/03/2029
Waverley Court
Salary: £28,046 - £32,010
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
The Council provides a diverse range of services for its 540,000 plus citizens via a 15,400-strong workforce and a net revenue budget of £1.4bn. We are the 2nd largest council in Scotland and the 9th in the UK.
The placement - The Council is seeking to recruit two Graduate Trainee Accountants. This is an exciting opportunity to work while being supported to study for the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Professional Accountancy Qualification. You will have training placements in different teams, where you will gain experience in a variety of areas within the finance function. We have been awarded Best Practice Employer accreditation for our Trainee Accountant Programme and have a proven track record of supporting our trainees to successful completion of the qualification.
The person
- you will have, or expect to have in summer 2025, an honours degree in any discipline.
- you will be numerically competent.
- you will be able to prioritise and manage your workload at the same time as studying.
- you must demonstrate commitment to study for the CIPFA professional accountancy examinations.
This position will be subject to Basic Disclosure check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours" target="_blank">Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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