Finance Apprentice

Cathay Group; Croydon; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in Croydon is offering a Finance Apprentice position within a friendly accounts team. This full-time role includes comprehensive training and support towards an AAT qualification. You will gain practical finance experience, handling accounts payable/receivable and learning popular accounting systems like Sage. The apprenticeship is a fixed-term opportunity lasting 18-24 months, promising a supportive and engaging learning environment.

Benefits

AAT qualification support

Friendly working environment

Long-term career opportunities

Qualifications

• No prior qualifications required beyond Maths and English.
• Fully supported apprenticeship with practical finance experience.
• Learn to use popular accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Record day-to-day financial transactions and complete the posting process.
• Process accounts receivable and payable ensuring accurate coding.
• Assist with month-end finance processes and auditing.

Skills

Financial transactions recording

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Sage 50

Sage 200

Education

Minimum qualifications in Maths and English

Job description

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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.

• 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

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