Graduate Trainee Accountant

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 388374

**Salary**:

- £29,525
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- DVLA - Finance and Assurance Services

**Type of role**:

- Accountancy
Corporate Finance
Finance

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

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Location
- Swansea

About the job

**Job summary**:
Would you like to develop a career in accounting?

Are you an excellent communicator?

Can you work as part of a team?

If so, we'd love to hear from you

**Job description**:
This is a unique opportunity to join the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Trainee Accountant Programme for graduates. The programme will offer up to 4 years funded training to achieve qualified accountant status.

We will support you through a professional accounting qualification (CCAB or equivalent) which will be fully funded, and you will be given study time within your usual working hours. You will work in a supportive team in the wider Finance and Assurance Services Directorate which consists of colleagues with a variety of experience and qualifications. We encourage mentoring and coaching to help our staff thrive and develop.

**Responsibilities**

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

- Providing support and advice to business area(s) on financial matters.
- Supporting input to the development and/or implementation of financial policies and processes.
- Completing assignments in compliance with the terms and conditions agreed at the outset.
- Ensuring accuracy, validity and quality of financial information.
- Developing and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders in relation to business as usual and/or development programmes, ensuring due process is followed.

For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.

Please click here to watch a video providing a brief insight into the experience of working as a graduate with the DVLA.

**Additional Information**

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

**Person specification**:
To be eligible for the Programme, you will need a 2:1 class degree in any discipline or a 2:2 where you have additional qualifications such as a Master's degree.

Applications will be accepted from those currently working towards a degree, providing they meet the above requirements to start the Programme in September 2025. We will ask for evidence that you have met the qualification criteria by 1st September 2025.

Failure to evidence meeting the qualification requirements after receiving an offer will result in the offer being rescinded.

We are looking for committed, resilient graduates who are keen to continue learning. You will be self-motivated with a passion for a career in finance and accounting, and commitment to studies alongside work with the goal of achieving a qualification. You will take ownership of your learning while being comfortable to ask for guidance when appropriate from more experienced colleagues.

You will have strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor this to your audience. In addition, you can build good working relationships quickly and possess strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.

We strive to ensure that DVLA is a great place to work where everybody can be their true self, be treated with dignity and respect, and according to their individual needs. We have a number of staff network groups run by staff to support their colleagues.

Due to the evolving nature of the business, vacancies can become available at any time. Therefore, this campaign may create a reserve list to fulfil demand if it arises which will be held for a period of 12 months.

**Qualifications**:

- Applicants should have a minimum of a 2:1 undergraduate degree from any field of study. A 2:2 degree may be considered if accompanied by a relevant postgraduate qualification such as a Master's degree. All degrees must be awarded by 1st September 2025.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £29,525, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contributes £8,553 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantas