Finance Apprentice

Cathay Investments; Croydon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing finance company in Croydon is seeking a Finance Apprentice to join their central accounts team. This full-time role involves a fixed-term apprenticeship of 18-24 months, where you will support accounts payable and finance administration while gaining an AAT qualification. Responsibilities include processing financial transactions, monitoring reports, and assisting in month-end processes. The position offers a supportive environment with day release to attend college for further education. Applicants must have minimum qualifications in Maths and English.

Benefits

Long term career opportunities

Supportive training environment

Full office-based role

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification threshold in Maths and English required for apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process.
• Monitor financial transactions and reports.
• Process accounts receivable and payable ensuring accurate coding.
• Process bank payments.
• Understand both purchase and sales ledgers.
• Assist with month end finance processes.
• Help provide information to auditors.
• Answer and direct calls from the head office telephone line.
• Track intercompany transactions.

Job description

Finance Apprentice needed for a great role in a friendly central accounts team in a forward thinking firm in Croydon. We are fully office based, Monday to Friday and offer long term career opportunities and a good working environment. We'll support you through our Apprenticeship Scheme with day release, one day per week, at Croydon College, and a supportive, training environment. You'll get an AAT qualification and potential for a permanent role at the end of the Apprenticeship. As a Finance Apprentice, you’ll be responsible for accounts payable / purchase ledger as well as keeping on top of all the finance administration for several companies. You'll learn to use Sage 50 and Sage 200, among the popular accounts systems in the UK. So lots to get your teeth into.

This role will be on a fixed- term 18-24 month apprenticeship contract. It will be full time, Monday- Friday, 37.5 hours per week with day release one day per week to attend college to complete a level 3 Finance support qualification.

Responsibilities

• Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process.
• Monitor financial transactions and reports.
• Process accounts receivable and payable ensuring accurate coding
• Process bank payments.
• Understand both purchase and sales ledgers.
• Assist with month end finance processes.
• Help provide information to auditors
• Answering and directing calls from our head office telephone line to the correct people throughout the company
• Tracking Intercompany transactions

Qualifications

You will need to meet the minimum qualification threshold for an apprentice in Maths and English, but no other prior qualifications are required.