Transitional Finance Apprentice
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
Essex (SS1 1ND)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 2 June 2025)
Posted on 19 May 2025
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Summary
As a Transactional Finance Apprentice, you will support the Finance Team in processing financial transactions accurately and efficiently, contributing to the strategic financial and operational objectives of South Essex College Group. The scope of responsibilities may change in line with evolving team and organisational needs.
- Wage
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£23,557 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 08.30 - 17.00.
Friday, 08.30 - 16.30. Possible working from home.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 3 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Assist in processing financial transactions
- Data Entry within finance systems
- Assist with customer service enquiries
Where you'll work
Luker Road
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS1 1ND
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Your training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Your training plan
Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths and English (grade 4)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Very close to train station Work from home on Friday
About this company
Located next to Southend Central station, our Southend Campus offers an impressive range of vocational subjects, adult courses and higher education in the brand new Forum. The courses are set in realistic work environments using cutting-edge technology. Media students get access to a high-definition television studio, radio studio, fully-equipped photographic studio with digital SLR cameras, dedicated art and design work spaces, performing arts studios and a journalism newsroom. Sound and music production students have access to Xtreme, our well-equipped off-site recording and rehearsal studio, which includes mixing, recording, rehearsal and sequencing facilities. Southend Campus also has science labs, an animal management centre, a sports lab and a 250 seat Performance Pod. There are over 2,000 PCs and plenty of Apple Mac computers to do everything from graphic design to film editing. We even have our own restaurant and coffee shop staffed by our catering students.
https://www.southessex.ac.uk/careers-at-south-essex-college (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Possible permanent post on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321467.
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Closes in 13 days (Monday 2 June 2025)
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Company’s application instructions
Follow link to Vacancies and applying, click Vacancies on E-recruit then scroll down to Transitional Finance Apprentice. Finance Team. Full time, Fixed term 21 Months, Thurrock Campus.