Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship

2 months ago


Runcorn, United Kingdom LMP Group Full time

**Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 2 or 3) - **Chester Diocesan Academies Trust**

**About the employer**:
Jesus' promise of 'life in all its fullness' lies at the heart of the Church of England's Vision for Education, and also underpins CDAT's work as the multi-academy trust serving the Diocese of Chester. We believe that all children deserve to go to great schools, and that, at the centre of great schools sit excellent school leaders, teachers and staff. We hope that our website will show you how our trust supports its schools to be the best they can be, and the opportunities that come from being part of the CDAT family.

**Overview of role**:
The growth of CDAT has been undertaken in a measured way to ensure that its growth matches its capacity, but it is now ready to expand more rapidly as it takes on further schools, working within a regional cluster model. It is envisaged that our Trust Finance Officer will work specifically within the Trust central finance and operations teams, while also contributing to the overall effective running of the Trust.

**Key details**:

- Hours: Monday to Friday (8.30am to 3pm)
- All Year Round (52 weeks per year)
- Wage: £12.50 per hour
- Location: The Heath Business and Technical Park,Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4QX

**Apprenticeship details**:

- Qualification: Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 2 or 3)
- Duration of course: 17 months
- Training Provider: LMP Education (Rated in top 10 of UK providers)
- All learning delivered online/ remotely alongside role.

**Full Duties and Responsibilities**:
The Trust envisages that the Trust Finance Officer will be a key part of the Trust’s central team, providing high-quality support the Trust’s central functions, including:

- Administer all financial information for the Trust, including the recording of income and expenditure, raising purchase orders, sales invoices and processing invoices, ensuring accurate information is available and financial regulations are followed
- In conjunction with the Directors of Finance and Operations, ensure Best Value at all times
- Prepare BACS runs for processing and approval by the Director of Finance
- Record and reconcile all credit card expenses ensuring the VAT element is recorded
- Administer the banking of all cash and cheque receipts
- Reconcile central bank accounts in accordance with Trust
- Maintain the Trust’s financial database to ensure accurate information is available, including creating/amending supplier and customer records
- Maintain financial income and expenditure records for specific grants and for Devolved Formula Capital and School Condition
- Monitor Aged Debtors and follow up where necessary
- Collate financial information from schools and Local Authorities,such as bank reconciliation statements, FEEE and EHCP funding allocations to support budget planning and month-end processes
- Collate payroll information from the Trust’s payroll provider
- Prepare inter-company journals and corresponding bank transfers for authorisation by the Director of Finance
- Prepare the monthly VAT126 for submission to HMRC
- Support central staff in training as appropriate
- Support the preparation of reports for the Trust Board Not withstanding the detail in this job description, the postholder will undertake such work as may be determined by the CEO/DoF/DoO from time-to-time, up to or at a level consistent with the main responsibilities of the job.

**Skills & Personal Qualities**:

- Acting always with integrity and respect for all
- Delivering day-to-day duties at a consistently strong level
- Acting as a champion for continuous improvement and quality enhancement
- Actively promoting and acting, at all times, in accordance with the Trust’s policies, e.g. Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding
- Making a commitment and contribution to improving the educational opportunities of CDAT pupils
- Contributing to the maintenance of a caring and stimulating environment for pupils
- Undertaking other duties commensurate with the job level
- Interact professionally with colleagues to ensure understanding and awareness of responsibilities of all colleagues and undergo any relevant training.
- Building close working relationships with Head Teachers, Chairs of Governors and the CDAT central team.

**Qualifications Requirements**:

- GCSE or equivalent (Functional skills) English (Grade 4) essential
- GCSE or equivalent (Functional skills) Maths (Grade 4) essential

**Next steps & Pre-employment checks**:

- Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment.


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