Assistant Accountant

Are you AAT qualified or equivalent or do you hold a relevant degree?  

Are you looking for a finance role to develop in a supportive team and work towards becoming a qualified accountant with study support?  

Purpose of the job

The Council is looking for an enthusiastic individual who is keen to learn and develop their finance skills in the public sector. The role plays a key part within the team to help ensure the smooth running and professional provision of financial services. Melton is keen to develop its workforce so will be offering training support for the successful candidate to progress with a professional finance qualification. 

The council is based in Melton Mowbray, close to a train station and all major roads leading to each of the counties across the East Midlands, which makes it a brilliant location for commuting, when this is required. Other critical factors include family friendly policies and flexible working, making the role potentially attractive not only to local candidates but also to those who may live outside of the average commuting distance.  

The key aspects of the role are: 

The Assistant Accountant will be required to provide a day-to-day accountancy service support to the Senior Management Accountant & Financial Accountant along with supporting the finance team in general financial affairs of their service: 

• Support Senior Accountant & Financial Accountant with day-to-day administration cover of budgets 
• Maintain cashbook plus supporting records and reconcile to the ledger 
• Maintain and reconcile the General Bank Account to supporting records 
• To provide cover for the day-to-day treasury management arrangements 
• Oversee and be the key contact for day-to-day Council’s Insurance arrangements  
• Deliver high standards of administration to ensure appropriate records are maintained  
• Assist in the production of reports, data and other management information including processing monthly recharges 
• Maintain and develop electronic information systems of the team including data bases and filing structures using corporate systems alongside the core finance system.  
• Respond to and follow up on customer enquiries through post, phone, email and face to face in line with service standards set for the area.  
• Monitor and report on information/activities relevant to the service area and provide relevant management information 
• To work with budget holders to set and manage part of a portfolio of budgets including the monitoring of income and expenditure, processing virements, supplementary estimates and budget reductions. 

About us

Working for Melton BC provides an excellent range of benefits and family friendly working policies. These include flexitime with no core hours, agile working arrangements which enables multi-site and home working, generous leave entitlement, a full week off at Christmas, Local Authority Pension Scheme and a clear commitment to your continued professional development. 

We look forward to hearing from you if you are looking for the chance to work for a forward-thinking Council and make a real difference to the people of Melton and surrounding area.   

More information

You can find out more about this role by viewing the full job description and personal specification below.

We guarantee an interview to anyone who is a reservist, veteran or has a disability and meets the criteria for the role

If you would like to find out more and have an informal chat, please do not to hesitate to get in touch with: 

Naomi Clark – Assistant Director for Resources

Mobile Number: 07500 975643 

Phone: 01664 502 311
via email: nclark@melton.gov.uk

Closing date: 09:00am, Monday 24 November 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed