Overview
Finance Apprentice Jobs in Lowestoft, UK at East Suffolk Council
- East Suffolk Council, Melton (IP12 1RT
) or Lowestoft (NR33 OEQ) (depending on candidate preference) - Year 1 – £16,341 per annum;
Year 2 – £24,521 per annum (NLW) - 37 hours per week
- 21-month training contract
- Start date – 14th September 2026
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We have an established and successful apprenticeship scheme, which has seen over 80% of apprentices stay on beyond their apprenticeships to develop promising careers with the Council. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity where you can earn money as well as gaining experience and a recognised qualification, then look no further!
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for two enthusiastic apprentices to join East Suffolk Council’s Finance team as a Finance Apprentice
. This opportunity will give you the chance to work within our Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams dealing with day-to-day financial transactions whilst studying for an accredited Finance qualification.
Your role
Your time will be spent working within either the Accounts Payable Team, processing invoices, checking for VAT compliance and dealing with queries from Council Service areas or within our Accounts Receivables team preparing sales invoices and monitoring mailboxes. These positions will rotate to ensure you get experience of both the Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables teams which will help to support your studying.
You will also learn how to use the Council’s financial system, a key skill that can be applied in many roles going forwards.
This role will enable you to study AAT Level 2 providing a basic understanding in essential accounting entries such as double-entry bookkeeping and basic costing. This is a widely recognised qualification, and along with experience working within our Finance Team will provide an excellent basis for your future career.
You will need
You will need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills and IT skills and a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4-9 (or equivalent) including English and Maths (for entry onto the AAT course). No previous experience is required as full training will be provided.
Why work for us
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.
Here are some of the main benefits
- A fully funded and supported Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship.
- Generous holiday entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Flexible working arrangements
- The opportunity to meet and work alongside other apprentices in the organisation.
- Great training and development opportunities to add to your CV.
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
Closing date: 11:30pm on 8th June 2026
Interview date: w/c 29th June 2026 and w/c 6th July 2026
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Title: Finance Apprentice
Company: East Suffolk Council
Location: Lowestoft, UK
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