Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

St Edmund’ s School Canterbury is seeking to employ a School or college leaver with the interest building a career in finance and achieving AAT status. The role of Finance Assistant will support the Accounts function and play a crucial role in managing the school’ s finances, ensuring accurate and timely processing of transactions and contributing to the smooth running of the finance department.

Working week 

Full-Time

The position is permanent. The usual hours of work for the post are 8:30am to
to 4:30pm, 5 days a week (37.5 hours net of 30-minute lunch per day)

Wage 

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  £10.85 - £12.71

  
  

Wage rises to National Minimum Wage after 12 months if over 19 years old. 

Qualification 

Assistant Accounting Level 2

Dutation: 14 Months 

Training Provider: LMP Education

Please note; You may be considered for the level 3 qualification dependant on your previous experience and prior knowledge. We will discuss this during the screening process to determine which course would be best for you. 

Career progression

Following successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities to progress within the Finance Department, including:

• Completion of AAT Level 3 and potentially higher-level accounting qualifications.


• Development into a Finance Assistant, Finance Officer or Accounts Assistant role.


• Increased responsibility for financial administration, reporting and financial controls.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Accurate and timely data entry of supplier invoices 
  


• Complete Monthly Reconciliations of supplier statements 
  


• Ensuring supplier invoices are settled in accordance with due dates via
  


• BACS payment runs, international transfers and bank transfers where
  applicable
  


• Processing purchase orders and training new budget holders to raise
  purchase orders 
  


• Ensuring the school is utilising the most cost effective suppliers and
  identify and implement cost saving solutions 
  


• Produce termly fee invoices and issue them to families 
  


• Processing of bank receipts and reconciliation of bank accounts 
  


• Monitor and pursue unpaid school fees directly with families in an
  appropriate and timely manner 
  


• Undertake and achieve Level 2 AAT (starting point of Level 3 would be
  considered dependent on previous experience).
  


• Specifically, duties and processes include: 
  


• Entering invoice data onto accounts purchase ledger software 
  


• Manage receipt of goods onsite matching delivery notes to goods
  received and original orders 
  


• Liaise with stakeholders across the school to process orders and seek
  approval of invoices 
  Reconciliations of pupils attending the school and raising termly invoices
  


• Processing charges onto termly fee invoices 
  


• Ensuring the correct level of remission are applied to fee termly invoices
  where applicable

Key Skills and Attributes 

• Excellent organisational and planning skills
  


• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
  


• Confidence with Microsoft Office including
  


• Excel spreadsheets 
  


• Strong attention to detail
  


• Able to reason logically – with a methodicalapproach to tasks
  


• Able to operate independently 


• Willingness to be able to perform important
  but often repetitive tasks, e.g. making data entries
  


• Ability to work under pressure
  


• Demonstrable ‘can do’ attitude
  

Education and Qualifications

Maths and English at GCSE level at GCSE level A-C (4-9) or functional skills equivalent.  

About the employer

We are a co-educational independent day and boarding school forpupils aged 2–18, offering a warm and supportive environment thatvalues the individual and encourages pupils to explore a wide range
of opportunities, whatever their interests or strengths. Located on StThomas Hill, just five minutes from Canterbury city centre, the School enjoys an attractive setting with far-reaching views across the city

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