WHAT YOU'LL DO
The apprentices will work in one of the four roles before rotating to another in the second year and then the final role in the third. The roles have been carefully selected to provide apprentices with a breadth of knowledge across finance disciplines providing great work experience whilst studying for full accounting body membership.
Alongside the practical experience, you will undertake a Level 7 finance apprenticeship and study to become a full member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Study time and off-the-job training will be fully supported and considered of equal importance to the work experience.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for applicants who are committed to developing their knowledge and becoming a chartered accountant. They will ideally have an interest in developing their skills in public sector finances and working for the NHS.
As this apprenticeship is at an advanced level, applicants must have one of the following qualifications: Finance apprenticeship Level 4, AAT Level 4 member, CIMA Certificate of Business Accounting, ACCA Foundations in Accounting, or a first-class degree with finance modules (i.e., finance and accounting, business studies). You will also have to qualify for the Government apprenticeship scheme, and therefore these roles do not attract visa sponsorship.
Due to the rotational nature of this role, you will be a team player with strong communication skills who is willing to work hard and be adaptable to the different demands of the department. You will have strong attention to detail and will be honest with all the work that you do. You will demonstrate independence and initiative when carrying out tasks. Work experience in finance or customer services is desirable as is a good working knowledge of Excel.
This role provides full support to complete a level 7 apprenticeship to become a chartered accountant as well as gaining experience through the rotation across the following roles:
R&D Management Accountant
Managing a portfolio of commercial and non-commercial studies. Reconciling income and expenditure on each study. Producing analysis reports, managing queries, and ensuring the accurate and timely distribution of income to recipient business units.
Financial Accountant (Period end team) - Operational Finance
Support the Finance Manager in production of the final accounts for the Trust including key working papers for external audit and proactively responding to external audit queries.
Accountant (Tax & Treasury) - Operational Finance
Assisting the Cash & Control Manager in VAT compliance for the organisation and subsidiaries ensuring accurate VAT is submitted in a timely basis.
Subsidiary Accountant - Strategic Finance
Support the Subsidiary Finance Manager with the financial management of the subsidiary finances including budget partnering, month-end reporting, and preparation of annual accounts.
Undertake a 3-year programme of training working towards CIMA or ACCA Level 7 Apprenticeship.
This will consist of a full-time work placement plus attendance on study sessions/days in line with your apprenticeship training programme.
If you are already an NHS employee and are applying for an Apprentice - Annex 21 vacancy you may be entitled to pay protection.
Pay protection applies where the role you are applying for is at the same AFC band or higher, and you would receive less in pay compared with your current salary due to annex 21.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Required
Essential Criteria
* AAT Level 4, CIMA Foundation, ACCA Foundation, or Degree
* Capable of attaining CIMA Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
Desirable Criteria
* Experience in a finance environment
* Experience in an NHS Finance environment
Previous or Relevant Experience Necessary
Essential Criteria
* Detailed understanding of financial systems and general ledger transactions and reporting
* Detailed understanding of budgetary control processes
* Understanding of financial information systems and ability to extract information
* Comfortable with IT and able to use spreadsheet modelling packages
Desirable Criteria
* Experience with Oracle IT system.
Special Requirements of the Post
Desirable Criteria
* Line Management experience
* Previous experience with VAT in the NHS
* Previous experience of financial year end
Values and Behaviours
Essential Criteria
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
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