We Are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support.

We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Making a Difference

Whatever stage of your career, working in the public sector puts you at the heart of communities. Our workforce provides services to our resident's day in and day out, making a positive impact on people’s lives. We could not do this without the dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce. There are so many reasons to choose to work at St Helens Council including the fantastic range of employee benefits and rewards on offer..St Helens Borough Council | Jobs | Search here for your perfect career - Home Page

Roles That Matter

The Council is at an exciting stage of a significant transformation programme, with the modernisation of both its finance and assurance functions playing a key role in delivering future ambitions.

We currently have opportunities for ambitious individuals who are looking to begin their journey as finance or audit professionals. Successful candidates will join either the Finance Team as a Trainee Accountant or the Internal Audit Team as a Trainee Auditor, receiving support to study towards a professional qualification, either CIPFA Accountancy or the IIA Internal Audit qualification.

Successful candidates will be valued members of their respective teams, supporting a wide range of Council services. Trainee Accountants will assist in the provision of budget management support, financial analysis, budget setting and the production of financial statements. Trainee Auditors will support the delivery of the internal audit programme, helping to review governance, risk management and control arrangements across the organisation.

The successful applicants will have excellent numerical, written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work to deadlines and respond to the changing needs of the service. They will be eager to learn, able to analyse complex information, identify trends and provide insightful and professional support to colleagues and stakeholders across the Council.

The Council can offer you:

• A competitive salary,
• Access to the Local Authority Pension Scheme (LGPS), with a generous employer pension contribution (on top of your own contribution),
• A generous annual leave allowance,
• Access to a number of salary sacrifice schemes,
• Access to our benefits platform which offers a wide range of discounts and money saving opportunities,
• Hybrid working - working in a way that adds most value,
• Flexible and agile working arrangements,
• Support with health and wellbeing,
• Professional development opportunities,
• Friendly, warm and welcoming team,
• A rewarding, challenging career.

For an informal discussion, please contact Joan Whitfield, Finance Business partner, via email at joanwhitfield@sthelens.gov.uk

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

We reserve the right to close the advert early, with sufficient applications. Apply early to avoid disappointment.

Share this vacancy with friends and family via your socials below!

St Helens Council is officially recognised as one of the region’s leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for their workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.

Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles