Finance Apprentice

To assist the business support team with day-to-day finance and administrative operations, gaining hands-on experience while studying towards a recognised finance qualification (AAT). This role will provide exposure to core finance processes such as invoicing, reconciliations, and financial reporting.

• Day-to-day duties of the finance function
• Regular posting of purchase and sales ledger entries to Xero Accounts including managing incoming queries 
• Monthly payrolls
• Maintaining the fixed asset registers 
• Month and year end procedures
• Petty cash payments including reconciliation
• Supplier payments
• Establish, maintain and reconcile supplier and customer accounts
• Credit control and chasing debtors 
• Raising purchase orders 
• Process supplier invoices ensuring goods received prior to payment
• Coding of supplier invoices and obtaining the necessary approvals
• Respond and deal with telephone and email enquiries relevant to the Finance Department
• Maintain spreadsheet records, filing, storage, archiving and security of documents meeting all Data Protection requirements and responsibilities
• Monthly credit card reconciliation
• Ensure the safeguarding of all Company finances via the implementation and adherence of financial policies and procedures
• Reconciliation of Control Accounts
• Reception duties and managing of company email accounts
• Assisting both Business Support and Finance team with other related duties as required

AAT qualification at Level 3

The successful candidate will undertake a full review of their existing skills versus what is required in their new role. First Intuition will then advise on the best apprenticeship programme for them. This will be a structured AAT Apprenticeship programme at Level 3.

A blend of classroom and online training will support the candidate to achieve a well-recognised accountancy qualification which will both help with their new role and potentially lead on to further study.