APPRENTICE FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our central finance team as an apprentice, working closely with the Head of Finance, the Central Finance Team and some school-based staff. The apprentice will provide financial support, aligning with the trust’s vision and follow the Trust's financial procedures for purchase orders, invoices and reconciliation.

Wage: £19,047.60 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday: hours to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 12 May
Duration: 1 year 4 months
Positions available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Financial Support – Assist the central finance team in providing efficient financial services that align with the trust’s needs and objectives.
Processing Transactions – Help manage purchase orders, invoices, and reconciliation to ensure smooth and accurate financial operations.
Collaboration – Work closely with the Head of Finance, the Central Finance Team, and some school-based staff while maintaining consistent financial procedures across the Trust

Where you’ll work

Embrace MAT
The School Bungalow
Brookes Avenue
Croft
LE9 3GJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LOUGHBOROUGH 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

Delivery Method

Attendance at college will be required one morning session per week
Apprenticeship session to assist with portfolio building and preparation for End Point Assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade C/4 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

References will be requested for all shortlisted applicants. Interviews will be held on the week commencing 5th May 2025.

About this company

Embrace Multi Academy Trust was formed in April 2019 and is a Church of England majority trust, built upon the importance of positive relationships amongst all involved. Our schools retain their own autonomy, but the trust is always there to provide advice, guidance and support for each school, hence our name. Our schools work well together and support one another in raising standards.

https://www.embracemat.org/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Local government pension scheme. Flexible working opportunities. Employee discount schemes. Wellbeing support services.

After this apprenticeship

Progression onto the L3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Sophia Cleaver

apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311291.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 25 April at 11:59pm)

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