Finance Apprentice

**Finance Apprentice**

**Purpose of the role**:

- A structured apprenticeship programme with mentoring and support
- Opportunity to gain a recognised finance qualification (e.g., AAT)
- Ability to understand all areas of a finance team

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Management of the Purchase Ledger
- Posting all purchase invoices and credit notes
- Reconciling supplier statements
- Managing and preparing supplier payment runs
- Dealing with all supplier queries
- Expediting short or missing supplier deliveries with the Purchasing Department
- Producing weekly payment runs
- Reviewing supplier Non-Conformance Returns for credit notes
- Reviewing all non-manufacturing open purchase orders
- Providing cross-functional support where required
- Raising Purchase Orders and Payment Authorisations

**Person Specification**:
**Essential**:

- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Basic understanding of finance and accounting principles
- Willingness to learn and take initiative

**Desirable**:

- GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English at grade C/4 or above

**Reporting to**:
This role is reporting to the Finance Manager

**Working Hours**:
This is a Full-Time position working 08.30 - 17:00 Monday-Thursday, 8.30-2.30 Friday as standard.

You will be allocated time to work on your apprenticeship modules throughout the working week.

**Location**:
The role is based at our Head Office in Ashington, Northumberland

**Raytec Perks**:

- Attractive Salary
- Health care scheme
- Company Stakeholder Pension.
- The Raytec Employee Club (TREC) which hosts regular social events, sports activities and parties
- 25 days holiday, up to 30 with long service, plus bank holidays
- Early Friday finish
- Free coffee, tea, filtered water and fruit
- Free onsite monthly catering
- Long service incentives and rewards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted leisure facilities membership

**Core Values**:
Raytec pride ourselves on our core values and expect our employees to do the same:
**Expertise**: We strive to be experts in our field. We use our knowledge and experience to deliver outstanding products and customer service.

**Initiative**: We’re not content with standing still. We push boundaries and improve how we do things on a daily basis.

**Integrity**: We’re honest, approachable, and open to change. We set high standards and take pride in the work we do.

**The Company**:
Founded in 2005, Raytec are world leaders in LED lighting for safety and security. We have over half a million products actively in service and employ over 80 staff. We have two offices located in Northumberland, UK, and Ottawa, Canada and sell to over 70 countries worldwide.

All our products are manufactured in-house and have been installed in some of the most challenging environments on planet earth from the Arctic Circle to the Jungles of Borneo.

Raytec are carbon neutral and are committed to building a global business while also protecting the environment.

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Work Location: In person