About Us: An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a forward-thinking organisation, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated Finance Apprentices to join the Finance Team. The sole purpose of Birmingham Children’s Trust is to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the city, by driving up the quality of practice and partnerships across the city and its services. Recognised by Ofsted as being a ‘Good’ provider of children’s social care. About the team we are recruiting to The Finance Team is responsible for providing a diverse range of functions to support Birmingham Children’s Trust. We deliver the full range of financial, management and operational accounting services to facilitate effective delivery of services for children, young people and families in the city. Working flexibly with internal staff and external partners we aim to ensure finance is at the heart of everything that the Trust does. The organisation has a high expectation of our service, and we will continue to support and develop our staff to have the skills to deliver a quality service. What is the job role? The Finance Apprentice role is an opportunity to start a career in Public Sector Finance and begin your journey by completing the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification or Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Your role will provide support across the different areas of Financial and Management Accounting. The successful applicant will: Support with the posting of transactions into the financial system and learning how these fit into the production of management information and the statement of accounts. Support the process of the production of management information. Support the process of financial operations. Get involved in specific work relating to budget setting, forecasting and financial year end accounting requirements. Undertake a variety of data analysis tasks to support the provision of financial information for managers across the Trust. Gain experience of working with the Trust IT systems. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career within the Finance Team at Birmingham Children’s Trust. Salary is dependent on entry route. This is a Grade 1 to 3 position. We offer Hybrid working and generous holiday entitlement. For informal enquires please contact Vishvapreet.K.Bains@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk or Jasvinder.K.Bhuee@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit We actively deliver services that are culturally responsive to the needs of children, parents and carers we work with to deliver equality, diversity and inclusivity in all we do.