Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking to recruit an ambitious, smart and motivated individual to begin their career in Finance within the education sector. This role is a key position in the Academy, dealing with all aspects of finance & administration.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, hours to be discussed, (Term Time only, 42 weeks a year)
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 6 January
Duration: 1 year 4 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

Word processing
Presentation materials
Spreadsheets and databases
Photocopying/scanning
Create and maintain appropriate filing systems both electronic and paper.
To distribute incoming and outgoing post and internal communication for and behalf of the Finance department.
Assist in monitoring shared Finance email inbox - dealing with general queries.
Support in collating end of month documentation.
Data input to include processing of accounting journals.
Raise debtor invoices, monitor income and update invoice tracker, chasing aged debtors where appropriate.
• Process and monitor lunch money debt.
Assist in trip costings.
1st Line support for ParentPay queries for trips and Academy shop.
Manage school shop orders and stock.
Support in collating spreadsheets and documents for Bursary, Learning Grant and Prefect Payments.
Admin support with events such as Academy production, parent's evenings, open events, achievement evenings.
Assist in setting up new suppliers and verifying bank details.
Filing and archiving.
Checking deliveries and ensuring the relevant paperwork is accurate.
Monitoring stationery stocks.
Use of inhouse school systems including Pupil information systems, Finance systems, and communication systems.
Office duties including; answering the telephone, greeting visitors, co-ordinating the visitor sign-in system, handling parental, pupil, staff and visitor queries.
Other reasonable tasks from time to time as directed by the Finance Manager or Principal.

Where you’ll work

Ormiston Forge Academy

Cradley Heath

Staffordshire

B64 6QU

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

LET ME PLAY 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.
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

Work towards your Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant (AAT) Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/remote).

Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)
Maths (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)

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
Administrative skills
Number skills

About this company

Ormiston Forge Academy is a thriving secondary academy and sixth form located in the heart of Cradley Heath, West Midlands, with a proud history of academic excellence and community involvement. Our Academy is not just a workplace—we are a family. Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust, one of the oldest and largest school trusts in the country. OAT’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust. Ormiston Academies Trust is an ethical sponsor, committed to improving the life chances of young people. We share their vision for all young people to have the highest academic, social and practical skills to allow them to lead a fulfilling life.

https://ormistonforgeacademy.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Full-time role to be discussed on completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Owen MacKinnon

owen.mackinnon@lmpeducation.org

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291480.

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Closes in 11 days (Thursday 2 January at 11:59pm)

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