Finance Apprentice (Finance13)

Cera Homecare; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Cera Homecare is seeking a finance apprentice to join their Colchester team, offering a dynamic entry point into finance with hands-on experience and relevant training. Ideal for an ambitious candidate, the role involves financial tasks and provides opportunities for further study in accountancy. With a rich culture prioritizing diversity and inclusion, Cera promotes a supportive environment for growth.

Benefits

Flexible working hours and hybrid arrangements

25 days holiday plus your birthday off

Company pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Competitive salary and discretionary bonus

Lifeworks discount platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Interest in finance and accountancy, aiming to study AAT and ACCA/CIMA.
• Basic understanding of accounting concepts like accruals and prepayments.
• Hardworking, ambitious, and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Producing bank reconciliations and posting supplier invoices.
• Compiling monthly branch P&Ls and dealing with external auditors.
• Posting inter-company journals and producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Education

GCSE in accounting/finance, economics, or business studies

Tools

Excel

Job description

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Reporting to: Senior Management Accountant

Contract type: Full time – Colchester

About Cera:

Cera is a digital-first healthcare-at-home company delivering care, nursing, telehealth and repeat prescription services in people’s homes via technology. In under five years, Cera has expanded to 10,000+ staff across the UK and Germany, delivering 40,000+ healthcare visits a day, and has grown from zero to nearly £280m revenues.

Every day, Cera delivers healthcare services equivalent to 40 hospitals or 1,000 care homes, and has grown 100-fold over the past two years making it one of the fastest growing businesses in Europe.

Cera currently holds more than 160 partnerships with the NHS and local authorities, and the company’s technology is used by 2,000+ businesses nationwide. Its technology predicts health deteriorations in patients 30-fold faster than traditional care companies, with its Professional Carers and Nurses responding to over 5,000 ‘high risk’ alerts each day.

Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cera has delivered 10 million healthcare visits in people’s homes, created 10,000 jobs, and licensed its recruitment technology to the UK Government Department of Health to recruit 50,000+ people into healthcare careers.

About the role:

We are actively looking to hire a finance apprentice to join the Group Finance team in Colchester. This is an exciting role that will be reporting directly into the Senior Management Accountant but will also work closely with the rest of the finance team, currently split between Colchester and Stafford.

The role includes:

● Producing bank reconciliations

● Posting supplier invoices

● Compiling monthly branch P&Ls and analysis

● Dealing with external auditors and assisting with queries

● Calculating and posting accruals and prepayments

● Posting inter-company journals and reconciliation of IC accounts

● Producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations

● Answering ad hoc queries for the wider finance team

The role would suit an ambitious person with a desire to study and a passion for accounts who is looking for their first step into a career in finance.

What we’re looking for:

● A hardworking and ambitious person – looking to learn and develop

● Someone with an interest in finance / accountancy and looking to study AAT and then on to ACCA / CIMA

● Relevant qualifications – eg accounting / finance, economics, business studies at GCSE or A-Level (or equivalent)

● An understand of the basics of accounting (accruals, prepayments, debits / credits etc) would be helpful

● Excellent written and verbal communication

● Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

● Excellent attention to detail

● Good organisational skills and time management

● IT literate (Excel skills would be an advantage - we love Excel in finance!)

What we offer:

● Flexible working hours and hybrid working arrangements

● 25 days holiday + your birthday off as well as bank holidays

● Mobile phone, laptop and IT equipment

● Company pension scheme

● Training and development for your role and future career development

● Competitive salary, discretionary bonus and long-term employee schemes

● Lifeworks discount platform and Employee Assistance Programme

● Refer a Friend scheme

● Service and Recognition awards

Life at Cera:

We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being to create a workplace where you value yourself and feel proud of who you are. We believe in a world where you have the freedom to explore and express yourself without judgement, no matter who you are or where you’re from. Where individuality is a source of confidence, because difference makes the world a better place. People from cultural or gender diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Our team is made up of academics, innovators, start-up accelerators and care experts, all connected by a vision to build a better future for care through the combination of best-in- class carers, empowered by technology.

This role is envisaged as an office role, working with the Colchester Finance Team. Whilst some WFH may be possible, at least initially it will mainly be office based, because with a first job there is a lot of learning to do, and we think that is best done face-to-face.