Role: Finance Apprentice

Salary: Successful candidates will be entitled to be paid at the minimum wage for their age and the year of apprenticeship they are in.

Contract Type: Full Time, 36 hours per week, 52 weeks for up to 36 months

Location: East London (on-site)

Closing date for all applications: Friday 23^rd August 2024 at 5pm.

Interviews will take place: on Thursday 29^th August 2024.

About us:

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust (the “Trust”) was founded in 2015, which now comprises 7 primary schools, the schools are working collaboratively to offer an excellent and high-quality education for all children. We are committed to inclusive education and work to raise standards through a rich and creative curriculum. Have a look at our Trust and schools websites, which provide a good insight into the life of our schools and our Trust.

About the role:

Our Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Finance Apprentice who can provide high-quality support to our Trust’s dynamic and proactive Finance team. The Finance Apprentice will be supporting the Finance Team in the running of the Finance Services for the Trust. The Finance Apprentice is expected to assist in the day to day running of the School’s Finance process and systems, including invoice/data entry.

As a member of the Trust’s Finance Team, you will also be assisting the Management Accountant and Chief Finance Officer with month-end and year-end tasks. After 12-18 months the opportunity to gain experience in other parts of Finance will be facilitated, options including budget preparation, procurement, payroll and audit (internal and external). This is a great opportunity to get exposure to a variety of accounting tasks and responsibilities.

This role will be based at St Helen’s Catholic Primary School, but you will be expected to travel to each of the Primary School sites within our Trust, all located within the London Borough of Newham.

Full support will be given, to complete a 36-month training programme combining on-the-job training and work experience provided by the Trust, with study delivered through either BPP or Kaplan training providers. You will study towards your ACCA Apprenticeship and chartered certification. 1 day a week is dedicated to off the job learning for your apprenticeship and you will be mentored by a qualified Accountant.

If this role is of interest to you and you can contribute to our future success, an application pack is available by emailing: info@olog.org.uk

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via email to info@olog.org.uk.

Completed application forms must be submitted via email to info@olog.org.uk by 5pm on Friday 2^nd August 2024. Interview’s to be held a week later.

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All job offers are made subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which includes satisfactory references, medical questionnaire and clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.