Finance Apprentice

WARWICK INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

WARWICK (CV34 6PP)

Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 6 August 2025)

Posted on 23 July 2025

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Summary

We are seeking to appoint a Finance Apprentice to help a busy and thriving finance team to support the Foundation with financial processes and day-to-day operations. The closing date for submitting the completed application form is Sunday, 3rd August 2025. Interviews with the shortlisted candidates will be held on Thursday 7th August 2025.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Salary range : Apprentice Year 1 Grade - £10 per hour

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, all year round. 8.00am - 4.00pm or 9.00am - 5.00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

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

  • Assisting the purchase ledger clerk or billing clerk with inputting invoices on the finance system along with administration of credit card statements and any stationery orders
  • Review purchase orders with appropriate ledger & department codes and match purchase orders and delivery notes with invoices
  • Reconcile supplier statements and assist in resolving discrepancies while managing supplier and budget holder queries professionally and efficiently

Where you'll work

WARWICK SCHOOL
MYTON ROAD
WARWICK
CV34 6PP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Maths/English (grade A*-C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Understands their role in the context of safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.

About this employer

The Warwick Independent Schools Foundation (the Foundation) proudly educates girls and boys from 3-18 years of age. We are one of the largest independent school charities in the country, with some 2,800 pupils and 800 staff, and are committed to providing an outstanding education for all our pupils; for our schools to be the first choice for those seeking independent education for their children; and to be an exceptional place to work.

https://www.warwickschoolsfoundation.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Pension scheme, EAP, 6 weeks AL + bank holidays + free meals, staff fee remission, death in service benefit, free parking, virtual GP and physio, retail discount, salary sacrifice, flexible working.

After this apprenticeship

Finance role within department.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WARWICK INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

Lorna Nix

l.nix@warwickschools.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333142.

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Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 6 August 2025)

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