Junior Finance Assistant Apprentice THE PLACEMENT GROUP HEALTHCARE LIMITED

The position available is that of a junior Finance Assistant. The role will assist the current team of 3 (Finance Director, Finance Manager and Finance Supervisor).

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Closing date: 09 Oct 2023

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £13,500.00

  • Working week

    Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm (1hr lunch break)

    Total hours per week: 37.5

  • Expected duration

    13 Months

  • Possible start date

    23 Oct 2023

  • Date posted

    30 Jun 2023

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000179000

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

  • Day to day processing of income/expenditure.
  • Ensuring all invoices are approved in accordance with company policy.
  • Coding all invoices and bank payments.
  • Creating weekly payment run on the online banking system.
  • Dealing with all invoice queries and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Sending out remittance advices.
  • Processing permanent placement & international invoices and chasing the outstanding debt.
  • Reconciling the bank daily.
  • Processing the monthly credit card transactions and chasing card holders for receipts.
  • Various weekly reconciliations such as staff advances, project transactions.
  • Management of intercompany balances.
  • Ad-hoc finance support.
  • Raising training and DBS invoices on sagepay and checking if locums have paid.
  • Preparing monthly journals for Pension, Employees NI, ABI to move to costs to correct departments etc.
  • Preparing journals for Fixed assets depreciations.
  • General bookkeeping for external.
  • Assist with preparation and submission of VAT Return each quarter.

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Working towards completing Accounts or Finance Assistance Apprenticeship Standard. Attendance at Hertford Regional College one day per week to achieve AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

There will be opportunities for progression and a permanent position subject to performance.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Team working, Initiative, Enthusiastic

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade A*-C (9-4)) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade A*-C (9-4)) Essential

Things to consider

This is an office-based role. Long periods will be spent in front of a computer screen, and on the telephone. The office is open-plan, so is often noisy.

About the employer

Employment Agency, providing temporary staff to the healthcare sector.

Employer

THE PLACEMENT GROUP HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Address

110 Brooker Road

Waltham Abbey

EN9 1JH

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Training

Training provider

HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE

Contact

The Apprenticeship Team

apprenticeship@hrc.ac.uk

01992411572

Apprenticeship standard

Accounts or finance assistant

Level 2 (GCSE)

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