Finance Apprentice

About the role

🚀 Join Our Finance Crew! 🚀

Are you ready to dive into the world of finance and make a real impact? We're looking for sharp, detail-oriented individuals to join our dynamic team. If you're eager to learn, organized, and ready to take on exciting challenges, this is the role for you!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Purchase Power: 🛒 Manage the purchase ledger by creating and processing purchase orders on our finance system. You'll be the go-to for checking, coding, and processing supplier invoices and credit notes. Plus, you'll be communicating with suppliers to place orders and sort out any invoice puzzles. Get ready to reconcile those supplier statements!
• Sales Superstar: 💰 Own the sales ledger! You'll be raising sales invoices and recording all incoming income, from lettings to trips and catering. Keep an eye on those outstanding debts and help chase down any overdue payments.
• Banking & Balancing: 🏦 Help with bank reconciliations and accurately process and reconcile purchase card and petty cash transactions. Keeping our financial records tidy and ready for audit is key!
• Reporting Ready: 📊 Lend a hand with month-end tasks like journals, accruals, and prepayments. You'll also assist in creating budget monitoring reports for our budget holders and support VAT returns, year-end processes, and external audit prep.
• Finance Friend: 🤝 Be the first point of contact for finance questions from staff, suppliers, and parents. Uphold our school's financial procedures and regulations, and provide essential administrative support to the whole finance team.

What We're Looking For:

• A keen eye for detail and a passion for accuracy.
• Great organizational skills to keep everything in order.
• Excellent communication abilities to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive attitude and a willingness to learn new things.
• Ability to follow established procedures and regulations.

Ready to kickstart your finance journey with us? Apply now! ✨

Key responsibilities

• Process purchase orders, supplier invoices, and credit notes.
• Raise sales invoices and record income received.
• Assist with preparing supplier payment runs and bank reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate financial records and filing for audit purposes.
• Provide administrative support to the finance team.

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (English (grade A*-C or 4-9), Maths (grade A*-C or 4-9))