Finance Apprentice – Shared Services

Finance Apprentice – Shared Services

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The role of the Apprentice in Finance will be to support the team to ensure it meets its objectives on a weekly, monthly, annual basis.

The Apprentice program will be a 2 year program and during this time the Apprentice will spend time in each of the core areas of finance (Sales ledger, credit control, purchase ledger, management accounts, payroll) and develop an understanding of what each function does and how it integrates into the wider multi-currency Group.

At each stage of the Apprenticeship program the Apprentice will be given specific roles to learn and complete and will be supervised by the appropriate staff member.

During this apprenticeship the candidate will also be expected to commit their own time to the study of AAT courses and pass all relevant exams, this is critical to the successful completion of the apprentice program.

In addition to the functions detailed, employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required (e.g. support the FD as and when requested).  In addition, key objectives and targets will be set/established and agreed on appointment.

Key Competencies:

• Conduct (self-motivated, trustworthy and capable of working without supervision)
• Willing to learn and “have a go”
• Achieving results (determined)
• Building relationships (team player)
• Communication
• Problem solving/Analytical thinking
• Self-Awareness

Qualifications:

• Further/Higher education or relevant experience, Accounting/Business relevance preferable
• GCSE’s including English Language and Maths grade C or above

Experience & Skills Required:

• Experience of using Microsoft products especially Excel
• An appreciation of different currencies and how this may affect processing
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads, handle conflicting workloads and multitask

Particular Aptitude Required:

• Self-motivated with a “can do” attitude
• Willing to develop and be developed within the wider finance team, a proper team player
• Willing to learn from the team and be confident to suggest improvements constructively
• Travel will be minimal but if required candidate should be willing

If you are interested in this job opportunity, then please email your CV to Jon.ruckwood@resourcegroup.co.uk to apply now.