Finance Apprentice

Job in Middleton, Greater Manchester, SY11, England, UK

Listing for: Hopwood Hall

Full Time, Apprenticeship/Internship position
Listed on 2026-09-11

Job specializations:

Finance & Banking
Accounting & Finance, Financial Analyst, Finance Assistant, Accounts Receivable/ Collections
Accounting
Accounting & Finance, Financial Analyst, Finance Assistant, Accounts Receivable/ Collections

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 15016 - 23857 GBP Yearly GBP 15016.00 23857.00 YEAR

To help ensure the Finance Team operates efficiently within the Colleges Financial Regulations and Procedures and meet all relevant audit and information requirements

Key Responsibilities

To help provide comprehensive accounting and administrative support to the Finance Team
To assist in the matching of purchase orders processing accounts payable invoices payments and queries including credit/purchase card transactions
To assist in the processing of accounts receivable invoices receipts allocation and credit control
To assist in the preparation of Bursary payments to students and other ad hoc payments
To assist in the processing of student direct debit instalments and the subsequent update of EBS records including payments received from the Student Loan Company and employer sponsors reconciliation to the finance system investigating and correcting any discrepancies
To assist in effective Treasury Management by helping process college cash allocation and assisting with bank reconciliations
To provide assistance in payroll payment processing and control account reconciliations
To assist in balance sheet control account reconciliations and analysis
To assist in the accurate and timely recording and processing of general ledger transactions such as accruals prepayments deferrals recharges etc
To assist in monitoring and recording of stock movements
To assist in the production and development of budget holder reporting ensuring timeliness relevancy and accuracy
To assist in the maintenance and development of financial systems controls procedures and audit checks as required
To provide advice and guidance to all College staff on issues such as financial procedures and budget holder responsibilities and queries
To assist in the provision of a finance function to support other College activities e.g. enrolment
To ensure that all transactions comply with the Colleges Financial Regulations and are appropriately authorised in line with College procedures and audit requirements
To perform other duties within the Finance function as requested

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

5 GCSEs grade 5 or above including Maths and English or equivalent
Willing to work towards AAT apprenticeship framework

How Identified:
Application

IT Skills

Essential Criteria

Intermediate use of Microsoft applications particularly Excel Word and Outlook

How Identified:
Application / interview

Desirable Criteria

Use of Accounting software and other data bases

How Identified:
Application / interview

Employment Type : Full-Time
Department /

Functional Area:

Finance
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 15016 - 23857