Accountancy Officer

Role: Accountancy Officer Salary: Grade E £27,694 to G £33,143 a year Location: The Council House Hours: 37 hours a week Closing Date: 19 April 2026 Contract Type: Permanent

An exceptional opportunity has arisen within the Accountancy Services’ Support team, for an enthusiastic aspiring accounting technician with experience of working within a Financial environmental and related IT systems. Experience of excel is essential. We are looking for applicants who want to make a difference and push themselves to grow, develop and thrive and for the successful candidate the position is part of a career graded scheme as noted in the Job Description.

The post is part of the Accountancy service support team; the role is critical to support services throughout the Council and Children’s social care. You will be part of a high performing team with the opportunity to work in an exciting and diverse environment.

This is a great chance for an ambitious technician to develop their skills and knowledge and to positively contribute to Derby City Council’s financial decision making. Good communication is important and a commitment to high standards of performance, sensitivity and diplomacy are essential. Knowledge of local government issues would be an advantage although are not essential. If you have the necessary qualities as seen on the Person Specification/Job description and would like to be part of a successful highly regarded Team, then we would love to hear from you.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years\’ service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycl2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to Janet.Bowlzer@derby.gov.uk. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk, however this is optional and will not affect your application.

For an informal discussion please contact Accountancyservicessupport@derby.gov.uk

Interviews will be held on 28 and 30 April 2026.

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are “at risk” of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK – 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/