Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship in Northampton

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join our team for Creative Education Trust. As an Accounts Assistant Apprentice, we are looking for someone to study AAT level 2. The purpose of the role is to support the Accounts Payable and Receivable Team.

Key Details

• Salary: £7.55 per hour increasing to NMW after 12 months
• Working hours: Monday - Friday 8AM – 4PM (37 hours per week)
• Location: Abbeyfield School, Mereway, Northampton, NN4 8BU
• Apprenticeship Duration: 17 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 2 Accounts Assistant Qualification (All learning is delivered online/remote).
• Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)

You will be part of an efficient and effective Accounts Payable and Receivables team for Creative Education Trust. To work collaboratively within the Trust's Finance team providing a high-quality financial service to our schools, colleagues, and suppliers. To work with other Finance colleagues to support best practice and promote continuous development of Finance processes and the Finance team.

Your day to day responsibilities include:

• Process orders, invoices, and credit notes and raise sales invoices.
• Input credit card postings.
• Posting of sales invoices.
• Assist with the maintenance of finance ledgers, e.g., attaching electronic documents.
• Prepare supplier statement reconciliations.
• Verification and inputting of supplier details and any subsequent amendments.
• Preparation of internal Finance reports as required.
• Preparation of student expenses/refunds.
• Assist with any audit queries as and when requested.
• Resolution of queries raised to the Finance team from stakeholders, including colleagues, parents/carers, suppliers, and auditors.
• Undertake general finance administrative duties and any other reasonable duties deemed appropriate to the role of a Finance Assistant as may be required.

Essential & Desired skills:

• GCSE's passes grades 4-9 (A*-C) in Maths and English (Desired)
• Finance related qualification or experience within this role (Desired)
• Evidence of commitment to personal professional development (Essential)

Personal qualities:

• Demonstrate a strong team spirit.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise competing demands effectively.
• Effective administration and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent numeracy, literacy and ICT skills.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to build effective relationships.
• Strong communication skills (including written, oral and presentation skills).
• Ability to follow and document financial instructions.
• Sensitivity and ability to uphold confidentiality.

About the Employer

Creative Education Trust transforms lives by delivering an education that unlocks opportunity, inspires ambition, and equips every student for lasting success. Through a rich curriculum and a culture of purposeful leadership, we empower our people to embody equity and excellence so that every student thrives, now and into the future.

Vision Statement: We aspire to build a Trust where equity is lived, ambition is ignited, and opportunity is limitless. Through sector-leading collaboration and a shared commitment to excellence, our schools will be places where every learner thrives, every adult leads with purpose, and success is both expected and achieved – together.

Our Values:

• Empowering Ambition: Our people drive our progress. We invest in them, fuel their ambition for themselves and our students, and empower them to lead and innovate with confidence to achieve success.
• Championing Equity: Every student deserves success. We deliver this through ambitious academics and rich personal development that cultivates individual talent and agency.
• Unlocking Opportunity: We unlock opportunity by ensuring every student has access to the knowledge, experiences and networks that broaden horizons and open doors. Through collaboration across our Trust, we enrich learning, raise expectations, and ensure no student's potential is limited by circumstance.