We are looking for an Apprentice to join our Finance team. As an Apprentice, you will undertake accounting tasks whilst also working towards your Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) professional qualification.
You'll join our Financial Control team and learn the fundamentals of accounting and operations within Financial Services.
This is an ideal opportunity for enthusiastic individuals who are eager to get started with their career in Finance and gain an accountancy apprentice qualification at the same time.
What you will do
- Prepare and post journals through to the accounting general ledger system.
- Perform general ledger reconciliations to substantiate accounting balances and take ownership of resolving reconciling items as identified.
- Prepare financial information and analysis as agreed with line manager.
- Support the wider Finance teams on timely delivery of accurate information for various internal and external reporting requirements.
- Development of effective relationships with both internal and external key customers.
- Support payment processing activities, assisting in resolution of payment processing queries from both the business and customers.
- Support the accounts payable function in resolving queries to ensure timely and accurate payment of supplier invoices.
What you will bring
- Interest in a career in Finance and willingness to learn new skills
- GSCE in Maths and English at grade C/4 or above
- Proven communication and relationship building skills
- Basic computer literacy in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Good problem solving and judgement.
Everyone is different. Everyone is valued
As part of our vision to become the most trusted specialist lender in the UK, we’ve been helping customers and businesses fulfil their ambitions since 1952. In that time, we’ve learned that we’re more than the sum of our parts. We’re a strong Group because of our people and our strengths; specialist, expert, ambitious and also diverse. All of our people are different and this is something we celebrate.
Every one of our employees brings unique talent, ability and perspective to their role.
That’s why Secure Trust Bank Group nurtures differences. We understand that we perform better because we’re not cast from the same mould. We actively embrace and support diversity, work with leading industry bodies and promote initiatives that reinforce our philosophy of giving you the freedom to be who you are.
We’re an award-winning bank providing savings accounts and lending services to over one million customers. We’re Secure Trust Bank Group. We embrace difference.