Summary
The Finance Apprentice is an exciting entry-level opportunity to begin and develop a career within Finance while gaining practical experience alongside a recognised professional apprenticeship.
What you will do at work
- Process day-to-day financial transactions accurately and maintain financial records.
- Support accounts payable activities, including processing supplier invoices, checking documentation, resolving discrepancies and responding to supplier queries.
- Assist with accounts receivable processes, customer invoicing, account maintenance and payment investigations.
- Carry out routine reconciliations, identify discrepancies and follow financial controls and procedures.
- Support the preparation of financial reports by using Excel and finance systems to organise, validate and analyse data.
- Develop skills in using accounting, ERP and reporting systems while maintaining data accuracy and compliance with data protection requirements.
- Maintain organised financial records, support document management and provide general administrative assistance to the Finance team.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- GCSE English (A* – C / 9 – 4) – essential
- GCSE Maths (A* – C / 9 – 4) – essential
About this employer
MM Flowers is one of the UK’s leading flower businesses, supplying
millions of flowers and bouquets to some of the country’s biggest
retailers. Behind every bouquet is a large, fast-paced business – and
our Finance team plays an important part in keeping it running.
After this apprenticeship
Possible progression within the business and onto further apprenticeships.