Finance Apprentice

As a Finance Apprentice, you will be part of the Finance team at our Head Office, reporting to the Finance Manager. You will support the delivery of high-quality accounts payable services, ensuring suppliers and creditors are paid accurately and on time. This role forms part of the Level 3 (AAT) Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship, with full training provided to support your development.

• Provide accounting support for materials-related transactions.
• Process allocated accounts payable transactions in an efficient and timely manner, ensuring adherence to agreed service level agreements, including targets and deadlines.
• Ensure all invoices are appropriately authorised and accurately coded to the relevant project. Where necessary, amend invoices to ensure compliance with vendor trading terms.
• Process weekly payments on allocated days, ensuring online banking approvals are completed before deadlines.
• Ensure all accounts payable documents and records are accurately identified, indexed, filed, and retained in line with internal filing systems and statutory requirements.
• Verify that all tax invoices contain the correct tax details before entering them into the system.
• Resolve queries promptly and efficiently for internal and external customers in line with service level agreements.
• Regularly review monthly vendor statements and follow up on overdue items.
• Complete filing on a weekly basis.
• Assist the Finance Manager and team members with any ad hoc duties.
• Adopting and promoting Ferrovial Construction UK Vision and Values.
• Delivering on the responsibilities as set out above.
• Taking ownership for the work assigned to you.
• To provide quality accounts payable services in a timely manner.
• Motivated to learn and add value to the team, the role and the apprenticeship programme.
• Inquisitive mind, seeking for new improved ways of working.
• Enjoys working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent record keeping.
• Attention to detail.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive approach to working and learning.
• Financial & Commercial awareness.
• Familiar with all Microsoft packages, especially Excel.
• Aspiring to grow within the Ferrovial Apprenticeship programme by progressing on to higher levels.
• Administration experience desirable.
• 5 GCSEs grade 4-9, including Maths and English.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, such as our vendors.
• Ability to influence and challenge when necessary.
• Ability to actively listen and understand accounting procedures.