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Driver And Vehicle Standards Agency

Graduate Trainee Accountant

Graduate scheme
£30,000 - £35,000

Details

Reference Number

449376

Salary

£30,485

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job Grade

Executive Officer

Contract Type

Permanent

Business Area

DVSA - Finance Commercial and Assurance

Type of Role

Accountancy
Corporate Finance
Finance

Working Pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of Jobs Available

4

Location

Nottingham, Swansea

About the Job

Job Summary

Can you picture yourself kick-starting a rewarding finance career while helping to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably?

Are you a graduate — or soon to be — looking for your next opportunity?

Do you thrive on problem-solving, working with data, and understanding how great financial insight shapes real-world decisions?

Are you eager to grow, learn, and gain a fully funded professional qualification — all while working across a variety of finance teams in a supportive organisation committed to your development?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Description

As a Graduate Trainee Accountant at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), you’ll join a team delivering high-quality financial services while supporting road safety across Britain. You’ll rotate through Financial Control, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Business Partnering, gaining broad experience in core accounting areas. Full support is provided to achieve a professional qualification with ACCA or CIMA, including funded training, exams, study leave and mentoring, with strong progression opportunities on qualification.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver excellent, customer-focused financial services through placements in different finance teams.
  • Support the development and implementation of financial policies and processes.
  • Complete assignments as required as a part of this role.
  • Ensure the accuracy, validity, and quality of financial information.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders, ensuring due process is followed.
  • Promote best practice, recommend process improvements, and support automation and simplification initiatives.
  • Provide ad hoc assistance across the finance function, maximising learning and development opportunities.

Person Specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

  • Setting and achieving goals (in education, work, or other interests)
  • Self-learning and self-development.
  • Demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Using IT tools to resolve problems (e.g. Excel)

Qualifications

We welcome applications from graduates with a 2:1 degree in any discipline, or a 2:2 with additional qualifications such as a master’s degree, as well as students in their final year who are on track to achieve these results.

Behaviours

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

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Making Effective Decisions

Working at DVSA

This role is suitable for hybrid working, and therefore a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements. Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement where employees have the flexibility to work remotely combined with a minimum of 60% of their working time a month at either their principal workplace or, when required for business reasons, to carry out separate duties at alternative working locations or DVSA sites. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

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