Apprentice Finance Assistant

Summary

This is an opportunity to join a small central team whose role is to support the financial activity of 8 schools across Northumberland and North Tyneside. You will be responsible for a range of routine financial tasks, including purchasing, income collection, invoice processing, budget monitoring, and financial record-keeping.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Normal office hours Monday to Friday - usually a 7.5 working hour day between 08:30 and 17:30 (plus an unpaid lunch break). For example 08:30 - 16:30, or 09:00 - 17:00.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 26 September
Duration: 1 Year
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

Working in the Trust finance team your duties will include:

1. Ordering goods and services.
2. Preparation and processing of invoices.
3. Processing monthly internal recharges such as reprographics and hospitality.
4. Collation, checking and passing for prompt payment of all invoices, chasing outstanding commitments when required.
5. Assist in financial arrangements for school trips and activities.
6. Assist with routine financial procedures, including checking expenditure/income against planned budgets and distribution of Budget Holder financial reports.
9. Assist with the input and upkeep of school inventory records.

Where you’ll work

Unit D2, Armstrong

Prestwick Park, Prestwick

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE20 9SJ

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

ACCESS TRAINING LIMITED

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

You will undertake a Level 2 Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship with our preferred provider. Training will be in the workplace and supported by day release in Newcastle or Middlesborough.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 5 and above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Any (grade C+)

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
Customer care skills
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

This role is office based on a business park situated between Ponteland centre and Newcastle airport. Applicants must be able to travel to the office on a daily basis and also to the apprenticeship providers location for day release.

About this company

Pele Trust is a Multi Academy Trust is a group of 6 schools . Our Central Services team supports the administrative and financial functions of our schools. Our ambition is to be a learning community where strong relationships ensure everyone: - Is happy - Feels safe and secure - Achieves exceptionally well from their individual starting points

http://www.peletrust.org.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free onsite parking Cycle to work scheme Access to Local Government Pension

After this apprenticeship

On completion of the Level 2 Accounts Assistant apprenticeship there may be opportunities for full time employment or further training.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PELE TRUST

Claire Leightley

c.leightley@peletrust.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275924.

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