Finance Apprentice

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Finance Team as a Finance Apprentice and begin a career in finance. You will support the effective running of the department across key areas including sales and purchase ledger, financial control, administration and financial management.

We offer a competitive salary and a range of employment benefits, along with paid weekly study time during term time to support your Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification.

The successful candidate will have at least 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above (or equivalent), including Maths and English, and strong organisational, time management and communication skills. You should also have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

This role will cover 37.5 hours per week, including 20% off‑job learning. As part of this apprenticeship you will have the opportunity to move into a permanent role with Cumbria Health upon successful completion.

• Act as a proactive member of the Finance Team, enabling capacity to be flexed to meet peaks in workload across the department.
• Assist the Finance Officer with purchase ledger entries, coding and processing of supplier invoices, and review purchase ledger for accurate payment allocations.
• Assist with the raising of sales invoices and review sales ledger for accurate receipt allocations.
• Support completion of account reconciliations and maintain the nominal ledger for accurate reporting.
• Post journals with the Management Accountant and Head of Finance, and learn how to produce monthly management accounts.
• Analyse monthly figures to provide information to budget holders.
• Assist with bank reconciliations and petty cash transactions.
• Provide general support to the Finance team with day‑to‑day tasks.

You will be supported to plan, organise and manage your time effectively on a day‑to‑day basis, working as part of a team.

• Experience of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Desire or interest to work in the accounting and finance field.
• Numerate.
• Commitment to self‑development and seeking opportunities for further development.
• Time management skills, able to plan and manage own tasks and meet deadlines.
• Customer focused, building and managing relationships and exceeding expectations.
• Team worker, recognising the value of other team members.
• Effective communication skills, clear and concise.
• Attention to detail, maintaining a high level of quality and timely completion of tasks.

• Positive attitude.
• Confident.
• Highly organised and efficient.
• Good team player.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to work effectively within a challenging environment.
• Demonstrating initiative.
• Ability to maintain workload in a demanding environment.

• 5 GCSEs with a minimum grade 4 (or equivalent), including Maths and English.
• Previous finance experience.

• Willingness to occasionally visit GP sites.
• Full driving licence.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any prior convictions.

Cumbria Health

4 Wavell Drive, Rosehill Industrial Estate, Cumbria