Central Finance Apprentice

DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST

Bakewell, DE45 1GT

Closes in 22 days (Monday 14 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 August 2024

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Summary

This is a exciting opportunity to become part of the Academy "family" based at their Headquarters in Bakewell. The purpose of the role is to provide a quality focused, effective and efficient accounts function to each of our educational sites by handling invoice queries and processing invoices etc.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am -5pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 20 October

Duration

1 Year 3 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

• Processing transactions on the Trust FMS
• Receipting income
• Posting requisitions / invoices)
• Raising sales invoices / processing journals
• Supporting schools with a broad range of financial queries
• Supporting the Trust with budgeting / forecasting
• Responding to queries into the finance inbox
• Ensuring the Trust Financial Handbook is adhered to.

Where you’ll work

Top Floor

Unit 3 Endcliffe Mount Deepdale Business Park

Ashford Road

Bakewell

DE45 1GT

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

    • Your training plan

    An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence. You will be
    expected to work towards the Accounts/finance assistant level 2 with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    Other requirements

    This role is 52 weeks of the year and NOT a term time only opportunity You will be required to attend Chesterfield College for day release during term time only

    About this company

    The values and ethos that DDAT is built upon are Christian in nature and represent values and principles that are important to people of all faiths and no faith. There is a focus on individuality, collaboration and unity; there is a real sense of belonging within DDAT. This is well-balanced with a sense of autonomy and empowerment enabling schools to flourish as separate and unique entities. Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) was formed in response to the national Academy and Free School Programme and provides a Diocesan home to schools (Church or non-Church) either choosing or requiring an academy solution. DDAT strives to help ensure the sustainability of highly valued church schools, even in the unfortunate circumstances that a school is required to move away from being maintained by the local authority in order to secure rapid school improvement. DDAT is increasingly assisting non-faith-based schools as they plan to sustain improvements by joining the growing number of schools within the DDAT family. DDAT is proud to be a Diocesan Trust. We work closely with the Diocesan Board of Education (DBE), having shared values and a vision which is deeply Christian.

    https://ddat.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Full time employment with progression on to the Level 3 and then Level 4 Finance apprenticeships

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE

    Alyce Hunt

    hunta@chesterfield.ac.uk

    07956914838

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000272034.

    Apply now

    Closes in 22 days (Monday 14 October at 11:59pm)

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