Finance Apprentice
University of Cambridge – Department of Medicine
Cambridge, CB2 0AW
Closes in 19 days (Sunday 24 November)
Posted on 4 November 2024
Contents
Summary
The post-holder will form a key part in the day-to-day processes of the Finance team working to provide timely, accurate and professional administrative support to Finance and a wide range of different areas and projects that impact the department.
- Annual wage
- £18,581 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Flexible, but core hours are Monday - Friday, 10.00am - 4.00pm.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 13 January
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
This role is focussed on the administrative side of the accounts function in the department, with general tasks including but not limited to:
- Administrative support to the Research Grants function within finance, assisting with queries from both colleagues and funders, running reports, journalling costs, creating small application costings, and maintaining an electronic filing system
- Provide support with accounts payable and accounts receivable administration. Process and raise invoices, deal with both supplier and customer queries, resolve issues with invoices on hold, and transfer costs as requested by colleagues
- Carry out general administrative duties. Maintain accurate filing systems for accounting documents, bring ineffective processes to the attention of the line manager, check expense claims adhere to policy
- Provide support to the finance team to ensure the smooth running of finance processes, including cash management and procurement activities
Where you’ll work
Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Puddicombe Way
Cambridge
CB2 0AW
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
FIRST INTUITION CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
Your training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- The applicant will train under First Intuition Cambridge for their level 3 Assistant Accountant qualification
- They will be expected to attend regular in-centre tuition courses throughout a 12 - 14-month period which will help develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours in accountancy-related practices
- First Intuition Cambridge Ltd has Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich, Peterborough and Milton Keynes centres
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/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
- Number skills
- Time management
- Excel skills
About this company
The Department of Medicine seeks to produce the highest quality research output while increasing the efficacy of translation, delivering a global impact upon clinical practice and patient wellbeing. We seek to enhance graduate education, and its interface with the NHS both at the research and clinical levels, while focusing on the success, wellbeing and diversity of its key resource, our staff and students. With 550 staff and students, and a further 200 visitors, the Department of Medicine is the largest in the School of Clinical Medicine. We house over 80 Principal Investigators, 50% of whom are clinically active; and hold over 250 active grants worth £150M with an annual expenditure of £30M.
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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
- Potential to obtain a permanent position in the department for the right candidate dependent on funding availability
- More likely to be successful in applications to other University departments after successful completion of post
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST INTUITION CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
Rachel Reed
rss66@cam.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285379.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Sunday 24 November)
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