Finance Apprentice

Saint-Gobain Glass; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable construction is offering a Finance Apprenticeship in Loughborough. The role provides hands-on experience supporting the finance team while working towards a Level 3 AAT qualification. Ideal candidates are driven team players with strong communication and numeric skills. This position can be hybrid after training and includes flexibility in working hours.

Benefits

Time off to study for qualification

Flexible working hours

Opportunity for job-sharing or part-time work

Qualifications

• Interest in finance and driving a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to maintain accuracy in financial tasks.
• Willingness to learn and progress towards AAT qualification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journals for accruals, prepayments and adjustments.
• Assist with month-end tasks for financial accounts completion.
• Raise Purchase Orders and handle vendor requests.
• Maintain business control systems and assist in reporting.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong numeric skills

Problem identification and improvement suggestions

Adherence to internal controls

Energy and enthusiasm

Education

Interest in Finance

Level 3 AAT qualification

Job description

Finance Apprenticeship

If you have an interest in Finance, why not kick-start your career with a Level 3 Apprenticeship at Saint Gobain? This opportunity allows you to gain hands-on experience supporting our finance team to prepare and maintain relevant, timely and accurate financial information to support the decision making of the local management teams across two brands, whilst working towards achieving your Level 3 AAT qualification.

Saint Gobain Glass UK are part of Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland who are worldwide leaders in sustainable construction.

This position can be worked on a hybrid basis. This will be agreed once you're established in the role.

You will get time off to study for your qualification.

What we're looking for:

If you have an interest in finance and are a driven team player who enjoys working collaboratively with others we would love to hear from you

• You will possess excellent communication skills and be forward thinking- draw on your experience to identify problems and suggest improvements to mitigate future risk.
• You will have a high level of accuracy & strong numeric skills
• Strong adherence and awareness of internal controls
• Energy and enthusiasm to achieve goals and add value to a dynamic and changing team.

What you will be doing:

As an apprentice, you will receive training to support our Glass brands with various finance assistant duties, providing you with practical experience to aid your AAT qualification. This position is highly diverse, offering opportunities to engage in multiple aspects of finance as you acquire experience and progress in your qualifications.

Here are some of the tasks you will be involved in.

• Preparing journals for accruals, prepayments and adjustments.
• Assist with month end tasks to allow completion of the monthly accounts
• Stock adjustment reporting
• Raising Purchase Orders and One Time Vendor requests
• Point of contact between the business and accounts payable for any coding or other queries
• Completing Office of National Statistics returns
• Assisting with Business Control system maintenance and reporting
• Assisting with Capex tracking and reporting

Are Saint-Gobain an inclusive employer?

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments.

Our standard working hours are 39 per week, with the option to work from home 3 days a week after training. If you need more flexibility- we'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We can't promise to meet every request when we're recruiting. But we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!