Trainee Accountant (2) - ANG06089 in Forfar

The Opportunity

Start or advance your finance career with Angus Council. As a Trainee Accountant you’ll learn, earn and grow within a friendly and experienced Finance team. No previous finance experience needed – just curiosity, motivation and a willingness to learn.

You’ll gain practical skills and experience across areas like preparing revenue and capital budgets, undertaking budgetary control, preparing annual accounts, financial system maintenance and development and assisting in corporate functions such as Treasury Management while working toward a recognised qualification. With mentoring and on-the-job training, you’ll build confidence and contribute to work that supports communities across Angus.

If you’re organised, eager to learn and want to make a difference, this could be the perfect first step.

These jobs are temporary for up to 3 years from date of appointment.

Who Can Apply?

• Be currently working towards a CCAB accounting qualification, or
• Hold a relevant university degree, or
• Be AAT qualified.

You will be committed to achieve the professional accountancy qualifications and competencies within the career grade structure.

Helping You Feel Prepared for Interview

• If you’re invited to interview, we’ll make the process fair, supportive and free of surprises and you can choose a date and time that suits you and the recruiting manager.
• Our aim is to help you feel calm, prepared and confident in showing your strengths.
• You’ll receive the interview questions in advance, along with example questions you may want to ask us.
• You will be asked these questions in a conversational way to help you share your experiences.

If you fall into any of the groups below and meet the essential criteria for the job we will give you an interview, but remember to tell us in your application:

• If you have a disability, are a recognised carer, are care experienced, or a care leaver up to aged 26 who has been in kinship care, foster care, residential or looked after at home, are ex-armed forces personnel, are a current apprentice with Angus Council or have completed a work placement through the Council’s DYW education service or secondary school in current or last academic term.

Need Some Support?

We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. To help everyone feel able to apply and perform at their best, if you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, just let us know what would help you. This might include changes to the application, interview, assessments or how we communicate with you. We’re happy to discuss your needs confidentially. We’re happy to chat about working flexibly or working part time hours if you have some specific needs. We will always consider requests taking account of individual needs and the services requirements.

Working Together: Our Commitment Charter

• Our Apprenticeship & Internship Charter outlines how we work together with respect, fairness and integrity.
• It sets out what you can expect from us—support, clear communication and meaningful learning—and what we ask from you in return, including curiosity, honesty and commitment to your development.
• These shared expectations help create a positive, inclusive environment where you can grow, learn and feel confident in your future.

About Angus Council

• Please refer to the Applicant Guidance information pack when completing your application form.
• You may also find it helpful to review the Welcome to Angus information pack.
• For more information about working with Angus Council visit our website.