Apprenticeship - Pub Finance Assistant

Greene King is the country's leading pub company and Brewer, first established in 1799. At Greene King it's not just pints that we want you to pour, we want people who can share our purpose and Pour Happiness into Lives. We are on a transformational journey for both customers and colleagues which will make us the pride of British hospitality. With over 40,000 people working across our 1,600 pubs, our breweries and two support centres, a career at Greene King has no limits.

**Apprenticeship - Pub Finance Assistant - **18 month fixed term contract - £16,500 per annum**

An opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice
- Pub Finance Assistant to join our Finance Shared Services (FSS) as part of the Pub Finance team. This role will be reporting into the Pub Finance Team Leader and is a great opportunity for anyone interested in developing a career in Finance.

The role will work closely with the Pub Finance Team Leader and involve (amongst other things) the following;
- Reconciliation of revenue and banking
- Reconciliation and verification of House expenditure claims
- Compliance to HM Revenue & Customs regulations on VAT
- First line of support for House Managers with systems/financial queries
- Ensuring House Manager compliance to the appropriate company policies & procedures
- Report and liaise with House Managers/Business Development Managers/ Financial Audit
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Produce accurate and timely accounts
- Any other ad-hoc work required by the team

**You will have**:
A keen interest in progressing a career within finance/accounts as well as strong excel skills and also:

- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Proactive approach to identifying solutions to problems
- Consistently deliver on commitments, despite challenging timescales and competing priorities
- Team player mentality
- Strong customer service ethos
- An enquiring mind with attention to detail
- The courage to challenge ways of working & procedures

**What you can expect from us?**
- Competitive salary and pension contribution scheme
- Private Medical insurance
- Discounted Health Screening
- Option to purchase discounted Dental Insurance
- Life Assurance
- 33% discount for you on food and drinks across all our managed sites and 15% for your friends and family
- 50% discount for you at Greene King Hotels/Inns and 25% discount for your friends and family
- Access to company perks portal for regular retailer discounts
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) and the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
- Free onsite parking
- An employee health, wellbeing advice and guidance service
- As one of the industry's leading apprenticeship providers, we can offer training and development at any stage of your career, whatever step you decide to take

**Corporate Social Responsibility**

We also want to be a positive force for good, having a social purpose that threads through every part of our business, whether it be through caring for the planet, caring for our communities through our hugely successful partnership with Macmillan (raising over 10 million pounds) or caring for our people, creating life opportunities for all through innovative social mobility programmes. We are on an incredible journey and our goal is to be the pride of British hospitality.

**Inclusion and Diversity**

At Greene King we're setting the bar for Inclusion & Diversity. We are on a journey towards Everyday Inclusion where everyone feels welcome, can thrive and truly belong. With external commitments like the Valuable 500, If Not Now, When? and our Calling Time on Racism manifesto, our community partnerships and the support of our 4 internal Employee Led Inclusion Groups we have a clear plan based on education, awareness and activity that's already making an impact. We value the diversity of our people and are working to increase this, by joining us on this journey you can help us to shape our future inclusive culture.

If this sounds like the apprenticeship opportunity for you then please do apply

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**Reference Code** req10210