About the apprenticeship
Duties
You will be helping the Finance team to run efficiently, by keeping transactions processed on time and records accurate. Reporting to the Senior Financial Controller and partnering with other members of the Finance team, you’ll manage support for a wide range of finance activities from payment runs, to setting up new suppliers, to bank reconciliations, to handling customer queries.
•Accurately enter data, prepare documents, maintain orderly records and meet agreed deadlines.
•Process purchase invoices via the approval/PO system, ensure correct coding, maintain supplier accounts and complete supplier statement checks.
•Post bank transactions, support bank reconciliations, prepare payment-run documentation and upload to banking software.
•Handle supplier and customer queries, liaise with Project Accountants and Asset Management, follow financial procedures and internal controls, and escalate issues appropriately.
Additional information
Eco2 Management Services Ltd (EMSL) are looking for a Business Support/Accounts Apprentice to join our Finance team on a fixed-term Apprenticeship with a clear route to a permanent Accounts Assistant role on successful completion. You’ll gain real experience, completing day-to-day finance administration activities while completing a Level 2 Digital Skills for Business Apprenticeship with our training partner, ACT.
Why Work with Us?
•You are looking for an opportunity to start your career whilst completing a Level 2 Digital Skills for Business Apprenticeship.
•You feel aligned with our Company Values:
oTrust: We trust each other and earn the trust of our clients. We are a safe pair of hands.
oTeamwork: We are there for one another and we work in partnership with our clients.
oResponsibility: We take ownership of tasks and challenges to find the right timely solution.
oQuality: We embrace robust systems and procedures to ensure a high quality, consistent service.
oCreativity: We adopt a developer's zeal, always seeking creative solutions that add value.
•Your main place of work will be our Cardiff office; our expectation is that new team members will need to be in the office for up to 80% of their week in the early days of their employment to receive company training and guidance to ensure they get off to a great start. We will discuss opportunities to work from home more frequently once you’re a bit more up to speed with the job.
•We offer a supportive, hands-on learning environment in which you can complete your Apprenticeship.
•You’ll also be earning a competitive salary of £23,500 with 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, pension, private healthcare and dental, eye care, and access to our financial wellbeing platform, with financial advisors and employee discounts and savings.
Requirements
Qualifications
1. GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4+ (or equivalent).
2. Desire to progress in an Accounts/Finance career path.
3. Baseline digital literacy: can use email/calendars, Word/Docs, basic Excel, and collaborate via Teams/OneDrive (or similar).
4. Must be organised and methodical, and able to follow processes.
5. Clear written and verbal communicator
1. GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4+ (or equivalent).
2. Desire to progress in an Accounts/Finance career path.
3. Baseline digital literacy: can use email/calendars, Word/Docs, basic Excel and collaborate via Teams/OneDrive (or similar).
4. Must be organised and methodical and able to follow processes.
5. Clear written and verbal communicator
Skills
1. GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4+ (or equivalent).
2. Desire to progress in an Accounts/Finance career path.
3. Baseline digital literacy: can use email/calendars, Word/Docs, basic Excel and collaborate via Teams/OneDrive (or similar).
4. Must be organised and methodical and able to follow processes.
5. Clear written and verbal communicator
Welsh language
Welsh spoken skills: No
Welsh written skills: No
If you are interested in doing an apprenticeship through the medium of Welsh or bilingually, please contact the training provider to find out if it is available.
Training provided
Training provider
Associated Community Training Ltd
Qualification
Digital Skills for Business
Disability confident
Is this employer disability confident: No
What is disability confident?
Disability confident employers are committed to offering equal opportunities for people with disabilities and health conditions.
Employer details
Eco2 Management Services Limited (EMSL)
Vision House Oak Tree
Court Cardiff Gate Business Park
Cardiff
CF23 8RS