Finance Graduate Intern

School- Avanti Schools Trust- Location- Stanmore, Greater London- Contract Type- Permanent- Hours- Full Time- Salary- Grade 1, £21,188 - £21,847 per annum- Posted- 12th April 2023- Start Date- As soon as possible- Expires- 25th April 2023 11:59 PM- Contract Type- Permanent- Start Date- As soon as possible- Job ID- 1325346- Start Date- As soon as possible- Contract Type :Permanent
- Job ID: 1325346

**About us and the role**

We are looking for a Graduate Finance Intern to join our Centralised Finance Team supporting schools within the Trust. The role will be based in London and support further development of the finance team by delivering first-class management information, plans & forecasts and may involve travelling between Avanti schools across the Trust.

You will need to demonstrate that you have a good working knowledge and level of competence in using Excel and Word coupled with great attention to detail and high standards of accuracy.

You don’t need to have worked in a school environment before but a passion for helping improve the education of our students through providing high-quality finance support is desirable.

This is a full-time office based role.

**Why should you apply**

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

**What will you do?**
- Processing of invoices, checking to Purchase Orders and goods received notes, ensuring appropriate authorisation and payment in accordance with agreed procedures and timescales
- Assist in controlling and forecasting expenditure and ensuring spending is kept in line with the budget.
- Recording of credit card transactions, assistance to staff using the credit card, reconciliation of statement
- Provide assistance to the Central Finance Team
- For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description _

**What are we looking for?**
- Hold or be studying for a finance / business related qualification min 2:1
- Work experience within a finance function or similar
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing across a wide range of audiences
- High standard of accuracy and presentation
- Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role. _

**Further information**

Pre-employment checks

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.