Finance Apprentice

Overview

To help ensure the Finance Team operates efficiently within the College’s Financial Regulations and Procedures, and meet all relevant audit and information requirements.

• Provide comprehensive accounting and administrative support to the Finance Team.
• Match purchase orders, process accounts payable invoices, payments and queries, including credit/purchase card transactions.
• Process accounts receivable invoices, receipt allocation and credit control.
• Prepare Bursary payments to students and other ad hoc payments.
• Process student direct debit instalments, update EBS records, reconcile payments from the Student Loan Company and employer sponsors, investigate and correct discrepancies.
• Assist in effective Treasury Management: process college cash allocation and assist with bank reconciliations.
• Assist in payroll payment processing and control account reconciliations.
• Assist in balance sheet control account reconciliations and analysis.
• Accurately record and process general ledger transactions such as accruals, prepayments, deferrals, recharges etc.
• Monitor and record stock movements.
• Produce and develop budget holder reporting ensuring timeliness, relevance and accuracy.
• Maintain and develop financial systems, controls, procedures and audit checks as required.
• Provide advice and guidance to all College staff on financial procedures and budget holder responsibilities and queries.
• Support other College activities such as enrolment, providing finance functions.
• Ensure transaction compliance with the College’s Financial Regulations, and that they are appropriately authorised per procedures and audit requirements.
• Perform other duties within the Finance function as requested.

• 5 GCSEs grade 5 or above including Maths and English or equivalent.
• Willingness to work towards an AAT apprenticeship framework.

• Intermediate use of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.

• Experience with accounting software and other databases.