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Finance Apprentice (University Schools Trust)

BPP Education Group Apprenticeships • Internship • United Kingdom • 1w ago

Finance Apprentice with University Schools Trust

Hours Per Week: 35

Short Description:

An exciting opportunity to join UST as a Finance Apprentice whilst gaining your L3 AAT qualification.

Full Description:

The Finance Assistant will provide a high standard of financial, accounting and administrative services, working closely with the Finance Manager, Trust Financial Controller and the School’s Senior Leadership Team in ensuring these functions are undertaken efficiently and effectively.

Specific Responsibilities:

To operate and maintain the financial procedures and systems of the school
To assist the Finance Manager in ensuring that robust financial accounting and ordering systems are in place and that economies of scale are sought in order to maximise value for money.
To process financial transactions efficiently and accurately and assist with payment runs, ensuring that VAT is correctly accounted for.
To support the management of the school accounting function, ensuring its efficient operation to agreed procedures and maintaining those procedures. Assisting with resolving problems, including ordering, processing and payments, and assisting with resolving school finance queries from staff, students and their parents.
To assist with the finance procurement function, providing support and training to colleagues with obtaining quotes and approving orders. To process purchase orders, invoices and staff expenses accurately and on a timely basis ensuring that these have been fully authorised by budget holders before making payment on a timely basis.
To assist with the finance income function, following up on outstanding monies due to the school and reporting as required to the Finance Manager.
To maintain internal control procedures and ensure that accounting standards are met. To prepare information required by auditors at the direction of the Finance Manager.
To assist in managing the Finance department’s communications with stakeholders.
To receive and reconcile cash and cheques for various income items. To prepare funds for banking, ensuring that all insurance and audit requirements are complied with.
To reconcile supplier statements and update the finance system accordingly.
To assist with maintaining the school fixed asset register.
To support with any other duties relevant to the role.

COMMON ROLES FOR ALL TRUST MEMBERS

Lead by example, providing inspiration and motivation, and embody for the students, staff, governors, parents and wider community the vision, purpose and leadership of the Trust.
To ensure equal opportunities for all.
To be committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of all young people.
To assist in the development of a culture and environment in which young people thrive and to drive innovation.
To drive up educational standards, promote life-long learning and continually improve outcomes for all.
Lead and contribute to an ethos in the Trust where well-being and respect are at the heart of the Trust and each student is valued and nurtured to develop personally and educationally.
Develop and maintain a culture of high expectations for self and others.
Regularly review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibility for own development.
Actively engage in the performance review process.
Work within the Trust’s health and safety policy to ensure a safe working environment for staff, students and visitors.
Undertake all duties with due regard to the provisions of health and safety regulations and legislation.
Data Protection/GDPR, the Trust’s Equal Opportunities policy and Use of ICT policy.
Maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance, conduct and positive, courteous relations with students, parents, colleagues and visitors.
Adhere to Trust policies and procedures.

ADDITONAL REQUIREMENTS

The post holder must demonstrate a flexible approach in the delivery of work. Consequently, the postholder may be required to perform work not specifically identified in the job profile but which is in line with the general level of scope, grade and responsibilities of the post.
Carry out the work of the job in a way that is consistent with the culture, ethos, equalities and inclusion policies of the school and the University Schools Trust.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment, recording and reporting all concerns to the appropriate person and disclosures to the relevant professional.
Undertake all duties with due regard to the provisions of health and safety regulations and legislation, Data Protection/GDPR, the Trust’s Equal Opportunities policy and Use of ICT policy.
Complete any training required to improve performance and take part in the school performance management systems (where relevant).
Undertake such other duties as are commensurate with the post and which may reasonably be required by the Governing Body.

Future Prospects:

Potential for a full time role on completion.

Employer Description:

University Schools Trust and St Paul’s Way Secondary School are proud to announce that we are launching an Attendance Hub to share effective practice and practical resources with other schools.

The launch comes after being selected to be a part of the Department for Education’s national initiative, which will now see 32 hubs supporting around 2,000 schools.

SPW has been recognised for its excellent record on attendance in the face of a national crisis that has seen numbers of ‘severe absence’ double from pre-pandemic levels.

Improving attendance is an integral part of boosting attainment. Evidence shows pupils with higher attendance tend to have higher attainment across all key stages.

It is also widely accepted that the social connection that goes hand-in-hand with attending school can also have a positive impact on the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

Employer Website:

https://www.bpprecruitment.co.uk/Search/Job?id=273946&asid=1

Internal Information

Training Provided:

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Duration:

18 Months

Skills & Personal Qualities Required:

Data and Numbers Led
Process led
Meticulous with Detail
Analytical Thinker
Learner of New Skills

Qualifications Required:

Five GCSEs Grade A-C including English and Maths.

We kindly request that applicants answer the screener questions independently, without the assistance of generative AI, to ensure your authentic voice and qualifications are represented.

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Job Type: Apprenticeship

Pay: £25,207.00 per year

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