Finance Apprentice

Summary

The Trust is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to the role of Finance Apprentice within the Financial Management team. The role will provide the necessary support to the Senior Management Accountant and Assistant Management Accountant to ensure the provision of a high quality financial advice and business support.

Annual wage: £23,615 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 08:30- 17:00
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 April
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

Assist the wider team in resolving queries and improving processes
Collate and process month end procedures
Analysis and reconciliation of income and expenditure

Where you’ll work

JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

MARTON ROAD

MIDDLESBROUGH

CLEVELAND

TS4 3BW

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

MIDDLESBROUGH 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.
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

The apprentice will undertake Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Level 2 which will be delivered by Middlesbrough College day release
At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying

More training information

Any applicants who already hold a level 2AAT or finance apprenticeship will undertake the Assistant Accountant Level 3 apprenticeship
People with a qualification in AAT at Level 3 or higher will not be eligible to apply for this apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

in 5 subjects - this must include English & Maths (grade (Grades 9-4;A*-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
Team working

Other requirements

Please note this advert may close earlier once sufficient applications have been received.

About this company

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals. Our workforce of almost 10,000+ provides a range of specialist regional services to 1.5million people.

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk (opens in new tab)

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

Following the successful achievement of the apprenticeship standard, opportunities will be available for the apprentice to progress

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Mark Hutchinson

mark.hutchinson2@nhs.net

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296540.

Apply now

Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 29 January)

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Company’s application instructions

Please click on the link above and apply for Finance Apprentice, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 328-CP-6862042.

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