Finance Apprentice
NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Rainham (RM13 8GQ)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 27 June 2025)
Posted on 13 June 2025
Contents
Summary
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Finance Apprentice to join our dynamic finance team. This role offers the chance to gain hands-on experience while studying towards a recognised financial qualification (such as AAT Level 2/3), supported by a structured apprenticeship programme.
- Wage
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£18,787 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
Main duties of the job
- Provide support and assistance for the directorate finance team in the production of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis, reports and reconciliations, which will ensure that the financial information used within the directorate is accurate.
- Assist in the production of monthly budget statements and monthly finance reports using the computerised financial systems, Excel and Word.
- Provision of financial advice and information to budget holders and key stakeholders groups across the Directorates.
- Assist in reconciliation of control/bank accounts, supplier statements and general office administration duties.
Where you'll work
The West Wing CEME Centre
Marsh Way
Rainham
RM13 8GQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C, 9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C, 9-4)
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
Accounting (grade Level 2)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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
The post holder will be part of a team rotating across financial management, financial services, and costing & reporting, providing a comprehensive and professional financial support to a range of budget holders.
About this company
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas. The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
https://www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Candidates who successfully complete the apprenticeship will have the opportunity to apply for suitable vacancies in the organisation.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Ryan Chawner
ryan.chawner@nelft.nhs.uk
0300 555 1201
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325943.
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Closes in 13 days (Friday 27 June 2025)
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