Finance Operations Apprentice

3 weeks ago


Cirencester, United Kingdom St. James's Place Full time

**Who We Are**

People have always been at the heart of St. James’s Place, we value long-term relationships, and we are a home for people who care about the future - financially, environmentally and socially. These core values have enabled us to become a leading FTSE 100 Wealth Management company.

Our Apprenticeship Programme is a fantastic alternative to university and a unique opportunity to complete a funded and supported qualification whilst you work within one of our divisions, gaining both valuable work experience and ongoing training as well as immersing yourself in our inclusive and collaborative culture.

This structured development path is delivered alongside support from your line manager and the wider business. You will be an apprentice with us for one year and then you will be in a position to take a role within your chosen division.

Location: Cirencester

**Salary**: £20,830

**NB: Assessment centres for this vacancy will be run on 20 March** **so please ensure you are provisionally available to attend.**

As an Apprentice in the Finance Operations team, you will study towards Accounting Exams, such as AAT and ACCA.

What you’ll be doing:
The Finance Operations team is part of the Finance division, responsible for ensuring all payments are made in a timely manner. The team are divided into ‘hubs’ of support and as apprentice you will work in two main hubs and support a third: Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Hub, Payments Hub and supporting Travel & Staff Expenses.

Some of the responsibilities you could have include:
Accounts Payable and Receivable:

- Indexing and processing of invoices, supporting them through the systems in a timely manner.
- Supporting Invoice queries from suppliers.
- Processing Invoices from the inbox where it is received, through to a ‘payment run’.
- Supporting the Accounts Payable Inbox which receives a large amount of queries including invoices, credit notes, queries etc.

Payments Hub:

- Supporting the payment of company payments (BSPs, loans, accounts payable, moving money between our own bank accounts).
- Ensuring payments have been processed correctly each day.
- Looking after office locations’ pre-paid cards (eg petty cash cards, company credit cards).
- Assisting the teams with ad-hoc tasks
- Relationship management/Governance support

**Who we’re looking for**:
We are looking for someone with a can-do attitude, who is able to multi-task and has strong verbal and written communication. You should have an interest in process improvement and making suggestions for change, as well as being adaptable to changing priorities.

Other required skills to be successful:

- Great teamwork.
- Willingness to be involved in a variety of matters.
- Good analytical skills.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

If you are interested in role, you will need to hold a minimum of level 4 in English Language and Mathematics.

**Flexible Working**

We understand that employees work best in different ways, at different times and in different environments. We value all of our employees and appreciate that everyone is unique, and at one of many stages within their career. Recognising this, we have introduced a hybrid working policy to provide greater flexibility for part-time work, job-sharing, remote working, and flexibility on hours. Our people are encouraged to work in a flexible way that suits their lifestyle where it can be accommodated, so please ask the question and start a conversation

**Why work for us?**

**Our Rewards**

In addition to an attractive salary and eligibility to participate in the discretionary annual bonus opportunities, you will also receive an excellent benefits package including:

- Non-Contributory Pension - 10% (increasing with length of service) with further pension matching
- Significant protection benefits with real value, such as 10X life cover, PHI, and critical illness.
- Outstanding terms and conditions including 6 months paid parental leave.
- Private Medical and Dental Insurance
- 28 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (based on full-time equivalent) with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
- Discretionary bonus scheme dependent on company and personal performance, varied by level
- Not applicable to fixed term contracts (standard uplift applies in lieu of the protection benefits)

**Our Culture**

Our culture is the glue that binds us together - It’s one of our biggest assets and one of the biggest reasons for our success. It’s underpinned by core values of doing the right thing, being the best version of ourselves and investing in long term relationships.

We want to embrace a diverse group of backgrounds and experiences to connect with clients, tackle problems and innovate. We raise our voice on the things that matter to us and inspire change from the front. Contributing to our inclusive culture is vital, ensuring a space for everyone to be their authentic



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