Finance Apprentice

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity working for a leading and growing property company where you’ll be able to gain an understanding of our Financial Group team. You'll get the opportunity to work and study simultaneously so you can develop your skills in both a practical and educational environment.

Annual wage: £18,617 a year
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Training course: Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday Shifts to be confirmed
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 25 November
Duration: 1 year 6 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

Preparation and posting of company credit card (Soldo) monthly payments for all companies, including production of monthly spend report
Maintaining the overtime approval sheet and submission to payroll on a monthly basis
Maintaining and posting monthly overhead accruals and prepayments
Raising recharge invoices and managing resulting queries
Preparing and posting monthly P&L journals for group overheads including payroll, core costs and recharges
Assisting with weekly and quarterly cash forecasting
Preparation of monthly headcount and payroll information for inclusion in KPI reporting for Group Operating Board
Preparation of monthly reporting to business units showing spend vs forecast
Running the monthly transaction report and formatting for the overhead P&L
Central expense reallocation & maintaining check balances - ensuring that everything is coded to a relevant code combination

Where you’ll work

Union

Albert Square

Manchester

M2 6LW

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

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED

Your training course

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or above)
Maths (grade 4 or above)
Accounting (grade Pass or above)

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
Analytical skills
Team working
Eagerness to learn and develop
Reliable and punctual

About this company

Bruntwood is a business led by one purpose: creating thriving cities. Our deep connection with the cities we work in sets us apart; and over more than forty years, everything we have achieved has been with this purpose in mind. We own, let and manage outstanding buildings, workspace, innovation and science facilities. We deliver everything from individual co-working desks and meeting rooms to corporate headquarters, in superb locations across the major cities of the UK.

https://bruntwood.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

28 days holiday, buy & sell holidays (plus your birthday!) Interest free travel to work loan Creative and inspiring office environments Volunteering hours Discounts and cashback at leading retailers And plenty more to look at on our website!

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Throughout your time with us, you’ll work in the Financial Group team and will liaise with colleagues across finance to gain a broad
knowledge of finance, which will give you a solid foundation for any career in finance
Towards the end of your apprenticeship, we will also ensure you get the opportunity to learn about our other finance functions in Bruntwood

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