- GMFJ Reference
195752
- Wages
£17,835 p/a
- Hours
36.00 per week
- Date Posted
05/07/2022
- Start Date
01/09/2022
- Location
London
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Accountancy
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Employer
North Star Community Trust
Description
The role of the Finance Assistant is to support
the processing of all purchasing information from purchase order to creditor
payments and monitoring and control of Trust expenditure, supporting the
Finance Team to successfully manage the budgets and outgoing resources, whilst
delivering the highest standards of customer service to the schools in the
Trust and other stakeholders. The Apprenticeship role will work alongside the
Finance Assistant, working in various aspects of this role to get a broad
experience of the finance function within the Trust and may vary during the
course of the apprenticeship.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- This is a key support
role that underpins Financial Operations, ensuring that processing is kept up
to date and that accounting records are accurately input to the finance system,
in line with Trust policies. Day to Day supervision of the role is carried out
by the Senior Finance Officer with reporting to the Finance Director.
- To assist with
timely and effective first-line support to all academies and staff within the
Trust.
- To be fully aware
of the Trust financial procedures and policies.
- To deal with all
day to day financial matters including correspondence, purchase orders, staff
invoices, staff expenses and payments in accordance with Trust procedures and
policies.
- To input all
financial data into the Trust finance system and ensure that documents are
maintained and filed as appropriate.
- To communicate
effectively with creditors for all purchases and account queries, placing
orders and arranging returns and ensuring that accounts are managed effectively
and all invoices, credit notes and refunds are received and processed in a timely
fashion.
- Producing regular
payment runs in accordance with agreed procedures and timescales, notifying
suppliers and posting to the bank account on a weekly basis.
- Management of
secure payment for goods using the Trust debit card where appropriate including
posting of invoice to the finance system.
- Monthly review and
reconciliation of aged creditor report and open purchase orders report ensuring
that the outstanding position for the Trust is kept up to date and corrected
where required.
- Providing training
and support on finance systems (PSF and Evolve) to Trust and school staff.
- Processing monthly
claims online for nursery milk.
- Ongoing maintenance
of the contracts register for all new and renewing contracts.
- Raising Sales
invoices (non-lettings related).
- Processing income
receipts to the bank account from remittances provided by ESFA, LA, parent
payment settlements and childcare income.
- To participate in
supporting of school based events.
- To assist the
Finance Team with ad hoc tasks as deemed appropriate.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Kaplan Financial on 0151 202 0542 (Ref ID: 195752)
Accounts/Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Level 2
This level is ideal for existing staff or new talent in accounting and finance. Their work could include basic bookkeeping activities, working with sales and purchase ledgers, running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct, recording of cash and data entry.
Learners will complete the mandatory AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. The Certificate in Accounting comprises of four exams and an End Point Assessment. You must successfully complete the following:
- Introduction to Bookkeeping (ITBK)
- Principles of Bookkeeping Control (POBC)
- Principles of Costing (PCTN)
- Business Environment (BESY)
- EPA - In Tray exercise
Training will be provided by attending either face-to-face classroom based lessons, Live Online sessions or OnDemand. An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking and you must dedicate 20% of your time towards it.