Finance Apprentice

Summary

We are looking for a Finance Apprentice to support the key business functions within the finance department in our Hereford office at FläktGroup.

Annual wage

£15,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Plus bonus

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Mon to Fri, flexible start/finish times.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 9 December

Duration

1 year 5 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

Input daily banking information onto Dynamics, allocate customer payments to relevant sales invoices
Match intercompany invoices against relevant purchase orders, acquire authorisation from relevant signatories, help resolve queries, and load invoices to Dynamics
Reconcile intercompany invoices against statements to finalise monthly netting payment
Raise sales invoices and send to relevant customers
Assist with new maintenance contracts, and customer queries
Assist the credit control team by chasing up outstanding sales invoices

Where you’ll work

Dolphin House

Moreton Business Park

Hereford

HR4 8DS

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

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located in Hereford (HR4 9SX).

You will receive training one day per week.

Additional training for functional skills in English and Maths will be undertaken if needed.

You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment to gain your AAT Level 3 accountancy qualification.

There is also a five-day teambuilding residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on programme.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or C above)
Maths (grade 4 or C 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
Number skills
Team working
Confident

About this company

For over 100 years, we have proudly developed innovative and energy efficient Indoor Air Quality solutions for commercial buildings and critical ventilation applications. Today FläktGroup is one of the global leaders with +600 MEUR in sales to more than 65 countries and headquartered in Herne, Germany. With the widest product range in the industry, our products are found everywhere from homes, offices and schools, to hospitals, data centres, subways and offshore

http://www.flaktgroup.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Competitive salary, • 25 days Holiday (+ bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme) • Life Assurance Scheme • Cycle to Work scheme • Long Service Awards • Employee Assistance Programme • Learning and Development Opportunities

After this apprenticeship

If successful may lead to a permanent position.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Lisa Wilkinson

lisa.wilkinson@hwgta.org

01432377002

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288008.

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Closes in 17 days (Thursday 5 December at 11:59pm)

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