Apprentice Finance Assistant

CLOVERLEAF ADVOCACY 2000 LTD

DEWSBURY, WF12 8DJ

Closes in 31 days (Saturday 30 November)

Posted on 14 October 2024

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Summary

Working as part of the Finance team to provide support with the payroll processing and tasks needed to provide an excellent finance support service to the organisation.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Days/ working pattern to be agreed with successful candidate.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 1 December

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • To undertake a Level 2 Finance qualification as part of the apprenticeship training programme
  • To work flexibly in line with the finance team’s responsibilities.
  • To ensure an understanding and compliance with Health and Safety and risk regulations within the team.
  • To support the Finance & Payroll Officer in processing expense claims
  • Correctly coding supplier invoices to departments and nominal codes
  • To support with the Mileage tracker making sure this is kept up to date
  • To learn the process of raising ad hoc and quarterly spot purchase invoices
  • Dealing with any queries relating to spot purchases, running and re-sending reports
  • To contribute to the development of good team working and undertake other appropriate duties as may be necessary.
  • To participate in training, supervision and team meetings and undertake appropriate learning opportunities.
  • Supporting the Finance & Payroll Officer in other duties as required

Where you’ll work

5TH FLOOR

EMPIRE HOUSE

WAKEFIELD ROAD

DEWSBURY

WF12 8DJ

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

CALDERDALE 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.

    • Your training plan

    • Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Maths and English (grade 4/C 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

    • IT skills
    • Initiative
    • Patience
    • data protection knowledge
    • willingness to learn

    About this company

    Cloverleaf Advocacy is an independent charity, and all our services are free and confidential for those who need us. We know our stuff too. We've been around for 25 years and have a team of more than 100 highly-trained advocates available to help people across the North of England. Although we're not part of the NHS or social care services, we do understand how they work.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Finance Assistant
    • Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    CALDERDALE COLLEGE

    Shannon Ingham

    Shannon.Ingham@calderdale.ac.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281632.

    Apply now

    Closes in 31 days (Saturday 30 November)

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