Finance Apprentice

SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Coventry, CV1 5LY

Closes in 13 days (Thursday 14 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 31 October 2024

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Summary

This is a new role in an evolving finance team within a well-regarded Coventry Multi Academy Trust. If you are looking to make a first step into a finance career and are passionate making a difference to children and young people by providing financial support to schools in Coventry then this role is for you.

Annual wage
£12,313.60 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday (hours negotiable)

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 14 December

Duration

1 year

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

This role will undertake the following, with training and full support:

  • Basic data entry into the Trust software
  • Raising purchase orders and sales invoices on behalf of the Trust
  • Inputting and balancing credit card expenditure
  • Other associated day to day operations in relation to both the sales & purchase ledgers such as routine debt collection
  • Basic cover for the Finance Assistant once established in the role.

Where you’ll work

Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street

Coventry

CV1 5LY

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

TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED

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 will take place with Train Together Ltd via a blended delivery model at the workplace.

    More training information

    Train Together are an independent training provider supporting employers and individuals across England to develop skills and gain recognised Management and Leadership, Logistics and Facilities Management, Accounting & Finance, Early Years, and Teaching and Learning qualifications.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Maths and English plus three other subjects (grade 4 or 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

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Team working

    Other requirements

    Things to consider Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Baring service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. You will be contacted by us if you are shortlisted but sadly we don’t have enough resource to feedback to those who aren’t. If you don’t hear from us and would like feedback please email sarah.cripps@saladskills.co.uk 2 weeks after the closing date.

    About this company

    About the employer (include Website) Has your company won any awards, if so please state. Sidney Stringer Academy Multi Academy Trust consists of five schools led by Sidney Stringer Academy. The schools are Radford Primary Academy, Ernesford Grange Community Academy, Riverbank Academy (Special School), Sidney Stringer Academy and Sidney Stringer Primary Free School. There are several cross MAT roles including Finance, Facilities Management, IT, Human Resources and Teaching and Learning. As the Trust develops we are exploring the opportunities of creating more shared posts and services across the schools so that we can benefit from economies of scale.

    After this apprenticeship

    Schools within Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust believe in the development of both our children and staff. This position offers individuals the:

    • opportunity the shape the future of the financial support schools receive within the Trust
    • guarantee of working in a fast paced and exciting environment
    • chance to develop skills and knowledge in a growing organisation
    • opportunity to take on more challenging responsibilities
    • option of flexible working patterns
    • potential for career developmeent
    • possibility for additional financial qualifications

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED

    Sarah Cripps

    Sarah.cripps@saladskills.co.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285079.

    Apply now

    Closes in 13 days (Thursday 14 November at 11:59pm)

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