Finance Apprentice
Chorley, Lancashire
Finance Apprentice (Power)
Your New Company
The UK’s Utility sector is ever evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer requirements. At Ipsum it’s our vision to be the UK’s customer service leader in specialist utility and infrastructure services.
To support this continued growth we are looking for a Finance Apprentice to join our divisional Power business. We are looking for someone who is passionate, not just about the industry, but also about supporting our teams to in delivering essential services 24/7/365 that really make a difference to local people and communities.
What we can offer
We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a fast-growing ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to gain experience and progress, through working across a variety of roles and acquiring a wide range of skills. Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers.
As a Finance Apprentice we will support your journey of learning and development over approximately 18-24 months, enabling you to achieve your Level 2 and 3 AAT qualifications.
Our benefits
We really value our people and so we like to look after them. If you work for us, you’ll enjoy a great range of employee benefits:
1. Career development
2. Health & Wellbeing Benefits:
3. Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling
4. Access to 24/7 virtual GP
5. Occupational Health support
6. Tax efficient benefits:
7. Cycle to Work
8. Group Personal Pension Scheme
9. Employee Discount Scheme – discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more!
10. Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events
11. Life assurance
12. Long service awards
13. Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives
What you can expect
14. To join an experienced team, working with skilled employees and managers to support you through your structured 12–18 month apprenticeship
15. To work across the finance function, giving you the opportunity to learn about Ipsum, its breadth of capabilities and how you can develop your career here
16. To have the opportunity to learn and progress via a combination of formal training and assessments as well as on the job learning.
Principal accountabilities:
17. Reconciliation of key control accounts
18. Supporting the divisional finance business partners where required
19. Preparing and posting accounting journals
20. Assisting with weekly P&L reporting
21. Ad-hoc data analysis
22. Producing accurate and timely sales applications
About you
23. A keen interest in pursuing a career in Finance
24. Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
25. Strong relationship-building skills
26. Ability to work to strict deadlines
27. Planning, prioritisation and time-management skills
28. Strong attention to detail and level of accuracy
29. Ability to adapt quickly to new challenges
30. Passionate to work in a customer-focused environment