Wigan council is looking for talented and motivated individuals for an exciting opportunity within Finance. This will include invaluable work experience across a wide range of financial services including Environmental Services, Systems, Internal Audit, Adults Services and Schools. Successful candidates will be primarily based in either internal audit or one of our accountancy teams and in addition to this main placement you will gain a broad range of experience through rotations into other financial disciplines.

You do not need past experience in finance to apply, just a passion for it and a willingness to learn. Successful applicants will benefit from a four-year programme offering excellent personal and professional development, including a structured induction programme, development of leadership and management skills, as well as full support to undertake the CIPFA qualification.

About you: 

You must be a well organised, good communicator with the ability to work unsupervised and follow procedures to deliver accurate, high-quality work to strict deadlines. You must have good IT and analytical skills and a passion for finance.  

You will either be an existing graduate, final year student or have AAT Level 4 and be committed to studying towards the CIPFA Qualification.

Professional Accountancy Qualification (cipfa.org)

About us: 

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough.  We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

This role is an opportunity to join a high performing team within the Council which provides a range of financial services that is highly valued by its customers. You will gain significant experience in a finance role across different service areas including internal audit, schools, environment and adult services.

As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits.

Covid Safe:

We take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do, and have Covid measures in place across all our sites. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place).  Please speak to the recruiting manager to find out more about where you will work from in your role.

For further information, please contact John McDonald at john.mcdonald@wigan.gov.uk on 01942 489465 or Nicola Welch 01942 827556 n.welch@wigan.gov.uk

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Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 27 June 2022 

Interviews will be at Wigan Town Hall

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