1. Job Title: Apprentice Ledger Clerk
2. Location: Ringwood, Hampshire
3. Reward & Benefits: Starting salary of £12,000 - £15000 depending on age and experience, fully supported Accounts or Finance Assistant apprenticeship and excellent Colleague benefits.
Do you have a head for figures? Are you organised and helpful with great customer service skills? Do you want to join an award winning company that adds real value to society? If so, we have a great opportunity for you to gain a recognised qualification, earn a salary, and build your career in finance.
About the role
We are looking for an Apprentice Ledger Clerk, based at our Head Office, Ringwood to assist our Accounts and Ledger team with a variety of duties, to develop your Accounting career path.
We are equipped to train you in order to develop your accounting skills; you will expand your Accounting related and knowledge through practical work within a functioning Accounts performing Finance department alongside, whilst also studying an accounting for your apprenticeship and AAT qualification.
You will be supported to provide efficient and timely recordings of ledger transactions for the company and the group, undertaking duties such as processing invoices, statement reconciliations, payment runs and dealing with supplier queries.
The hours of work are Monday to Thursday, 9am – 5.30pm and Fridays 9am – 5pm.
About us
We are Churchill Retirement Living, the fastest growing company in the UK retirement house building sector and we’re looking for people like you.
We’re family-owned business and we’re going places. We’re proud of what we do, and the people we work with. We have ambitious growth plans for the future, now employing over 700 people and growing all the time.
We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, purpose-built one and two bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and provide security, peace of mind and independence.
We’ve won a host of awards; most recently we have been recognised by The Sunday Times as the 13th Best Company to Work For and became the first ever retirement living specialist to have been named overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards.
About you
This is a busy role providing internal customer facing support and administrative assistance to the finance team. To be successful you will need:
4. An interest in accounts and enjoy working with numbers
5. Excellent customer service and communication skills
6. A can do, positive and helpful attitude
7. Solid organisational skills and the ability to effectively prioritise your workload
8. To enjoy working as part of a team
9. A willingness to learn and take onboard feedback
10. A high level of attention to detail
11. A grade B\6 or higher in your GCSE Maths. And ideally studied a Maths, Economics or Business studies at A-level
12. A grade C\4 or higher in your GCSE English
13. Good IT skills and be comfortable using Microsoft Office such as Excel and Word.
How you’ll be rewarded
14. Starting Salary of £12,000 - £15000 depending on age and experience
15. Annual holiday entitlement - 24 days + Bank Holidays
16. Group Personal Pension Plan
17. Health Screening
18. Life Assurance
19. Day off on your birthday
20. Gain Industry recognised AAT accounting qualification
We have Excellent Colleague benefits including:
21. Ongoing investment into your personal development
22. Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid
23. Colleague well-being initiatives and ambassadors
24. Peer recognition programme
25. Colleague referral bonus
26. Access to Employee Assistance programme
27. Eyecare reimbursement
28. Land introduction bonus
29. Friends & family discount against the cost of a new Churchill apartment
30. Charitable match-funding programme for Colleagues wishing to raise money for their chosen charities
Join the Churchill family and be part of an ambitious and successful business who value and appreciate their people. Apply today!
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