Apprentice Trainee Finance Accounts Assistant

Are you looking to start an apprenticeship? Interested in a career in Finance?

If so, read on.

About us
We’re an award-winning, market-leading 3PL specialising in high-quality order fulfilment and delivery services. ILG customers are premium brands, many in the beauty, fashion and wellbeing sectors. Our mission is to help them succeed. ILG is a people business - we invest in training and development, recognising and rewarding our people’s achievements and creating opportunities for them to progress within our business. We understand the importance of making time to unwind and have fun, so we fund a number of social events, including our amazing annual party. Each year we celebrate in style, present our annual employee awards and recognise the people that make our business so special. So, if you want to develop an exciting career, learn from a friendly team and realise your full potential in a fast-growing company, this is the role for you.

The role
This role is working within a small finance team, learning every aspect of the finance department covering all functions including payables, receivables, cost management, accounts preparation and the production of statutory accounts.

The role will include undertaking an AAT Apprenticeship in line with the scheme providers timeline and achieving work targets and assignments in line with agreed deadlines.

**The key responsibilities of the role will include**:

- Assisting budget holders with Purchase Order processing/analysis
- Importing and manipulating large volumes of carrier data, and investigating variances arising between invoiced charges and accruals within our internal systems
- Assisting the Accounts Payable function to ensure supplier payments are processed and supplier statement reconciliations are completed in a timely manner.
- Assisting with Labour cost reporting and liaising with Operational budget holders on payroll & agency costs
- Providing support as required to the Management Accountant and Finance Manager

What we are looking for
- Able to work to a high degree of accuracy
- Willingness to learn new processes and procedures
- Reliable and conscientious
- Ability to work as a member of a team to meet deadlines
- Clear communication skills both verbal and written
- Confident relationship builder (suppliers, internal & external customers)
- Able to prioritise and manage time and work to tight deadlines
- Strong MS Office Skills; with a keen interest in Excel
- To be considered for an apprenticeship, you will need to be educated to (GCSE - level 2) or A-level (Level 3) or equivalent, with a minimum of GCSE Maths & English A*-C/9-4 grades, or equivalent.

**Benefits**:

- Once you have completed your apprenticeship there will be a salary review plus the opportunity for further qualifications and development - Our apprentices progress to a variety of roles across the business.
- Company Bonus scheme (£300)
- Following successful probation period, opportunity for hybrid working in line with ILG policy up to 50/50 remote/office working
- Pension, Life Assurance, Healthshield Cash Plan and Discount Perks
- 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) increasing to 25 days after 2 complete holiday years, with the option to buy/sell holiday
- Birthday leave
- Dedicated rest areas with free tea and coffee plus monthly fruit baskets
- Free on-site parking
- Dedicated platform for learning and development
- Staff member of the month rewards
- Monthly company social events and an annual awards ceremony
- Employee assistance programme to promote mental health wellbeing
- Cycle to work scheme