Finance Apprentice

Thriving Investments; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A responsible investment firm in Manchester is looking for a Finance Apprentice to handle financial transactions and support the finance team. The ideal candidate will have a GCSE in Maths and English and familiarity with Excel. This full-time role includes hybrid working options and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including pension contributions and bonuses. You'll be part of a diverse and ambitious business.

Benefits

Pension with matched contributions

Bonus

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths and English Grade 4-9 required.
• Desirable experience with IT packages such as Excel.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all financial transactions are accurate and compliant.
• Provide support to the finance team and attend meetings.
• Reconcile account payable ledgers monthly.

Skills

Excellent communication skills – written and verbal

Stakeholder engagement

Familiarity with IT packages such as Excel

Experience of working towards deadlines

Education

GCSE in Maths and English Grade 4-9

Job description

Overview

We push the boundaries of impact-led investment and development, creating unique, regenerative places that reimagine what it means to live and work sustainably, happily and healthily. We\'ve been creating mixed-use communities for the good of People, Place and Planet for over 20 years. We\'re proud to be the world\'s first UN-recognised responsible real estate investment fund, and the UK\'s first real estate B Corp.

In 2023, we joined the Places for People group, which has helped us scale our impact and regeneration projects across the UK.

Working alongside responsible, social-value fund manager, Thriving Investments, has enabled us to accelerate and diversify our projects, to deliver more housing options for people and more great places for Communities.

More about the role

We are looking to recruit a Finance Apprentice on a full time basis.

Working out of office in Central Manchester 3 days a week, you will be responsible for ensuring that all financial transactions with both customers and suppliers are accurate, timely and compliant with good practice, whilst working towards a Finance qualification.

You will provide support to the wider finance team attending meetings with internal and external stakeholders. In addition to dealing with supplier queries, you will also reconcile account payable ledgers month.

For more information download the job description.

At Places for People, we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.

More about you

The ideal candidate will have a GCSE in Maths and English Grade 4-9. Experience of working with IT packages such as Excel and working towards deadlines is also desired.

• GCSE in Maths and English Grade 4-9
• Familiarity of IT packages such as Excel
• Experience of working towards deadlines
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Stakeholder engagement

The Benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you job security and all the challenge you could wish for. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

We know that there\'s always more we can do to make you smile, that\'s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier which can include :

• Pension with matched contributions
• Bonus
• Hybridworking options