Finance Assistant Apprentice

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Professional development

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is offering a 18-month apprenticeship in the Finance Team, working hybrid in the Finance Directorate. You will manage the purchase ledger, chase invoice approvals, raise sales invoices and support Oracle users with procurement queries and supplier set-ups.

You will also assist with journals, management reporting, year-end work, and support financial planning. A Maths/English GCSE pass and teamwork experience are required.

Qualifications

• IT literate with good computer skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
• Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the purchase ledger and chase invoice approvals.
• Raise sales invoices and credit notes.
• Support Oracle users with procurement queries and supplier set-ups.
• Respond to Finance Queries inbox and budget holders.
• Prepare and post journals, and keep audit backing papers.
• Review unpaid invoices and liaise with Management Accountants to meet prompt payment policy.
• Maintain the ledger, set up codes and clear suspense accounts.
• Contribute to overhead allocations and recharges.
• Assist with Annual Accounts and working papers including Agreement of Balances.
• Support Management Accountants in financial planning.
• Contribute to costing of system transformation projects and systems development.
• Organise team meetings and maintain filing; participate in CPD.

Skills

IT literate

Communication

Planning & prioritising

Problem solving

Education

Four GCSEs including Maths & English

Job description

This 18-month apprenticeship sits in the Finance Team at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, within the Finance Directorate. The work centres on the purchase ledger, chasing invoice approvals and handling supplier queries with NHS Shared Business Services, alongside raising sales invoices and supporting Oracle users. The team is rebuilding after significant recent change, and the post is hybrid. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Monitor the purchase ledger with NHS Shared Business Services, chasing invoice approvals and dealing with supplier queries
• Raise sales invoices and credit notes
• Support Oracle users with procurement queries, supplier set-ups, the user hierarchy and the authorised signatories database
• Respond to queries from the Finance Queries inbox and budget holders
• Prepare and post journals, keeping backing papers for audit
• Review the unpaid invoices report weekly and liaise with Management Accountants to meet the prompt payment policy
• Maintain the ledger, set up codes and clear the Trust suspense accounts
• Contribute to the accurate allocation of overheads and recharges
• Assist the Financial Accountant with the Annual Accounts and working papers, including the Agreement of Balances
• Support Management Accountants in financial planning
• Contribute to the costing of system transformation projects and to systems development within the Finance Directorate
• Organise team meetings, maintain paper and electronic filing, and take part in continuing professional development

Qualifications

• Four GCSEs at grade 4-9 (A-C equivalent) including Maths and English, or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of working in a team

Skills & knowledge

• IT literate with good computer skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
• Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions

What’s offered

• Hybrid working arrangement
• Professional development
• Health and wellbeing initiatives