Jobs in public fianance

lgarside

Hello not sure if anyone can help. Providing I pass my exams in the summer I will have passed everything. I was wondering if anyone can tell me the best way to get into public finance jobs. I quite fancy working for the county council but never see any jobs advertised. Does anyone know the nature of work I would be able to get, I am a legal cashier at the moment so my actual experience is limited. Could anyone give an indication of salary aswell? :001_smile:

80sGuitarSolo

AAT is widely recognised by public sector employers where I live (Kent). Check out your local councils website for jobs - it is possible they only advertise on line to save money. The NHS advertise on their jobs website only too, you could try that, you can filter by location.

An entry-level job in local authority finance should pay about £13-15k - this would be mostly processing invoices and receipts. More responsibility for forecasts and management acccounting and you should be thinking of £15-£20k upwards.

jorja1986

If you are serious about entering your local council send them a letter with your CV, sometimes they create jobs in departments....worth thinking about.

Salary varies widely area to area.

I have seen entry at about 12-14k but as you move up you are looking at more 18k.

Good luck with your search

aatfree

It depends one which area you live in and what you are employed as. The best thing to do is have a look on your local council website. They advertise jobs online as well as in papers. Unlike the private sector they usually require you to fill in an application form - so they can prove that it was open and fair competition I suppose. Also have a look at the academic sector - universities www.jobs.ac.uk is good as they have jobs from most of the uni's and you can download specifications etc.