Finance Apprentice (Full Time)

• Purchase Ledger Administration including:
• Accurate coding and posting of invoices onto the system in line with budget holder expectations and budget worksheets.
• Conducting weekly purchase ledger runs.
• Liaising with suppliers and budget holders to resolve queries or discrepancies.
• Maintaining an efficient recording and filing system.
• Completion of daily interfacing routine including:
• Importing of daily transactions from Finova;
• Reconciliation of control accounts;
• Processing CHAPS, BACS and Faster Payments as required and posting of all payments to the cash book.
• Returning unallocated customer standing order receipts within SLA as per internal instruction, requesting bank details from the Society’s Clearing Bank as and when necessary.
• Completion of daily bank reconciliations for the Society’s main current account (No1 Account) and the Society’s cheque clearance accounts (Cheque Banking) ensuring all items are accurately and timely posted and reconciled in line with procedure manuals and SLAs.
• Be a point of contact for all internal queries through the finance team phone line, Microsoft Teams and Finance Team inbox.
• Daily maintenance of Accounts mailbox to ensure group emails are dealt with quickly and effectively either via direct responses or by handing over to the correct finance team member.
• Support with other ad-hoc financial tasks as assigned by the Financial Controller.
• Ensure that staff and members’ data is secure, accurate and used correctly in line the Society GDPR policy and standards.  Adhere to the Society Financial Crime Policy, the controls and report any internal or external incidents of actual or suspected fraud, money laundering or financial crime, either in accordance with the internal money laundering process (Suspicious Activities Report) or via the Society’s Whistleblowing Policy.  Complete and pass an annual dedicated financial crime and bribery prevention computer based training test.

• Willingness to learn and develop in the role, and open to commencing a career offering personal development and advancement opportunities
• Effective communication skills (written and verbally) – able to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders
• Flexible with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Numerate and analytically minded, with attention to detail
• High level of literacy and the ability to present information in a user friendly, logical format
• Knowledge of IT systems and Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
• Be able to rise to the challenges presented in a demanding environment;
• Self-motivated and ability to use own initiative
• Comfortable working autonomously on individual projects and as part of a team;
• Excellent time management, organisation and administrative skills
• Ability to act in good faith toward retail customers
• Ability to enable & support retail customers to pursue their financial objectives

Essential

• GCSE Maths & English in grade C or above
• To enrol and study AAT, ultimately becoming AAT qualified

Desirable

• A Levels in related subjects.