Apprentice Accounts Assistant in Bromsgrove

Responsibilities

• Assist in the production of timely and accurate monthly management accounts for entities as assigned by the Finance Manager.
• Assist in the production of summary financials and commentary to support the consolidation of group numbers and flash reporting.
• Reconciliation and substantiation of balance sheet accounts as assigned by the finance manager.
• Raising risks and issues within balance sheet accounts, and ensuring appropriate measures are taken to resolve.
• Building effective relationships with the business in order to maintain a strong financial control environment.
• Continually strive for process improvement and efficiency, working cross functionally to ensure best practice is adopted.
• Provision of accurate information to the assigned business partner for assigned entities.
• Bank control for assigned entities.

Qualifications

• Development of self through professional studies and work based experience. GCSE qualifications are essential
• Basic knowledge of the full Microsoft Suite, including Excel
• Experience of Working within a finance function of a large organisation would be advantageous

We are Polaris, one of the UK\’s largest leading communities of children\’s service providers. Within the community, we have independent fostering and adoption agencies who have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years, as well as Leaving Care services, Education and bespoke children\’s services contracts. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care. We\’re ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff, and believe in their futures.