Finance Apprentice Job Vacancy in Rowley Regis, England, UK

BCHG have an exciting opportunity to welcome an apprentice into our well-established Finance team. You will be an asset to the department, helping colleagues in their day-to-day activities on both the processing and accounting teams.

We are looking for a self-motivated, hard-working individual with a passion for all things Finance. We want to involve a committed individual in a wide range of tasks, giving an insight into how the Finance function works and allows the business to be successful. Hands-on experience will be gained alongside studying the AAT qualification, giving you the best possible chance to succeed and thrive. BCHG prides itself on its learning culture and is committed to supporting colleague development.

This will be an amazing chance for someone to kick-start their career in the best way possible; gaining knowledge from and being supported by experienced peers while earning a wage.

In return for joining us as our Finance Apprentice, we can offer a range of benefits including:

• 28 Days Annual leave per year, plus bank holiday entitlements so you can have a well-earned rest
• Rewards for passing your exams – so that we can celebrate your achievements with you
• NUS card funded by BCHG – helping you make the most of the Student discounts available to you
• Hybrid Working Opportunities – helping you to work in the most effective way for you
• Staff recognition scheme because hard work doesn t go unnoticed
• 100% Annual Attendance Reward to reward you for being there for our customers
• Annual Pay Review ensuring your pay reflects what s happening in the market
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential support in health, wellbeing, financial and legal matters because sometimes, we all need a helping hand
• Life assurance In case the worst should happen
• A broad learning and development programme to help you be the best that you can be
• Access to an attractive contributory pension scheme giving you peace of mind about life after work.

You will work 35 hours per week, splitting your time between working from home, at Head Office and at College. We offer a competitve rate of pay starting at £6.28 per hour. You will be studying your Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) NVQ Levels 2-4 with a learning provider of your choosing.

Specific tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:

To provide financial and administrative support to the Finance Team, ensuring an effective and efficient service to BCHG, its Partners and Customers. To undertake relevant training and studying relevant to the role.

• Undertake supplier reconciliations from supplier statements to Open Accounts.
• Check receipts for procurement cards have been saved and match to RBS schedule.
• Check invoices match to system generated export information and import to the ledger.
• To assist in maintaining information held on financial systems and registers.
• To assist in the completion of statutory and benchmarking returns and information.
• To assist in the production of the year-end financial statements.
• To run system reports for working papers and to assist the finance team.

Skills and Experience required :

• Minimum of 5 GCSE s Grade A-C (or equivalent) including Maths and English
• Good ICT skills including Microsoft Office, Office 365
• Ability to follow procedures and work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good time management, with the ability to manage and prioritise varied workload effectively, work to tight deadlines and be flexible where required
• Enthusiastic about a career in Finance, keen and willing to learn

The post holder will be subject to a six month probation period

All staff are expected to live and demonstrate our values – We Not Me, We do what we say we will, We Care, We do the Right Thing, We Love to learn

About Us:

BCHG is proud to be recognised as a Times top 100 Company in The Midlands. We have over 2,100 homes across the Black Country and Birmingham and a purpose-built Residential Care Home. We support our local communities by offering free services that help individuals with self-achievement and aspiration through our career development, training and employment services.

Founded in 1974, we have grown significantly both in terms of the number of homes we rent and the breadth of other housing related services we now offer. We help thousands of customers every year making a real difference to their lives.

At Black Country Housing Group our values are not just a set of words but are at the heart of the way our organisation works and how our colleagues interact in their day-to-day activities. We are committed to developing and supporting our colleagues and have received Gold recognition from Investors in People. We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer and are always reviewing how we can be more inclusive.

If you would like to join us, please see attached JD and PS for each role and follow the links to apply, to receive an application pack by email please email (url removed)

At BCHG we are proud to be an inclusive organisation and we are committed to equal opportunity and encouraged applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.”

We are happy to share we have been awarded the Gold Award from the Armed Forces Covenant for our commitment to supporting veterans and their families.

Reasonable adjustments will be made available should you be invited to interview.