Finance Apprentice

Job Title**:Finance Apprentice**

Apprenticeship Qualification: AAT Level 2

WHO is it with?**Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust**

Company Address:
Loxley House Floor 1,

Riverside Business Park,

Tottle Road,

Nottingham,

NG2 1RT

Working Hours:
Hybrid working - 2 days in the office and 3 at home

8.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Thursday - 8.00am to 3.30pm Friday

**About The Employer**:
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

About The Team:

- 5 Finance Assistants
- 3 Finance Officers
- 1 Finance Team Leader
- 1 Management accountant
- 5 Budget Managers / senior management / leaders

**About the Role (Brief Overview)**:
In this role you will contribute to the team and wider Multi Academy Trust through maintain accurate financial records within the finance and accounting system, supporting your designated academies in line with the Trust's financial regulations, policies and procedures.

**And Day to Day?. You will be Responsible for**:
**Accounts Payable**
- To work alongside Finance colleagues to scan, match and process invoices ready for payment, ensuring the invoice is approved for payment in line with the Trust’s Financial Regulations Manual and the invoice is coded accurately as per the academies budget.
- To work alongside Finance colleagues to scan, match and process credit notes, ensuring that the credit is coded accurately.
- To assist the Finance team in processing Direct Debit and Standing Order payments on the finance and accounting system, ensuring they are matched to purchase orders and coded accurately as per the academies budget.
- To assist with the processing of staff expenses and student bursary claims on the finance system, checking that the form is approved for payment in line with the Trust’s Financial Regulations Manual and that each item is coded accurately as per the academies budget.

**Accounts Receivable**
- Support the Finance team by collating and checking information as per the Multi-Academy Trust’s sales log.
- Work alongside Finance colleagues to receipt income, matching the receipt to the sales ledger where appropriate and ensuring that each amount is coded accurately as per the academies budget.
- Assist the Finance team to add income received via the Trust’s cashless payment system to the relevant trip/student ledger.
- Work alongside Finance colleagues to investigate unknown income receipts, by contacting providers by telephone to accurately identify the funding source.
- Chase late payments, taking prompt action to ensure all income is received timely.
- Issue statements to customers as part of the finance teams’ month end processing and provide copy invoices on request.
- Assist the Finance team to collate account details for new customers, checking that the customer information is complete and accurate.

**Audit and Compliance**
- Shadow members of the Finance Team in preparing for audit visits and meetings with the auditor as required.

**Budget Management**
- Assist with the distribution of reports to budget holders on a regular basis to assist them in effectively managing their allocated funds.

**Advice and Support**

**Additional Duties**:

- To attend meetings as required
- To perform any task or duty under the reasonable direction of Finance colleagues

**Skills Required**:

- Communication skills
- IT Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Work to deadlines

**Minimum Qualifications Required**:

- GCSE - English and Maths (Grade C or above)

**And the Long-Term Opportunities?**

As with any apprenticeship opportunity - if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.

**Company Benefits**:

- A real commitment to professional development and the role will allow the person appointed to gain experience in a wide range of Finance duties.
- Generous holidays
- Hybrid working arrangements / Work from home opportunities
- Onsite parking
- Access to the Local Government Pension scheme, with employer contributions of over 20%.
- Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Our commitment to nationally agreed terms and conditions.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £18,333.00 per y