- GMFJ Reference
256479
- Wages
£23,500 p/a
- Hours
35.00 per week
- Date Posted
02/01/2025
- Start Date
17/02/2025
- Approx. Duration
15 months
- Location
Croydon
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Accountancy
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Apprenticeship Standard
Accounts or finance assistant (ST0608)
- Employer
Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
Description
Job Duties include:
- Review and process all cheques received by the PPF including lodging cheques accurately with the PPF’s clearing bank’s local branch in Croydon.
- Review and process all Finance posts received, ensuring that documentation is scanned to the appropriate quality for optical character recognition and saved in SharePoint libraries appropriately.
- Update SharePoint and other reconciliation tools with financial information accurately, ensuring compliance with internal PPF policies and GDPR regulations.
- Load supplier invoices on Oracle supporting the AP advisor as necessary.
- Carry cash book posting supporting the cash management advisor as necessary.
- Logging the refunds from the mailbox onto the SharePoint tracker.
- Other ad hoc tasks as required including mailbox management.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Kaplan Financial on kaplan.recruitment@kaplan.co.uk (Ref ID: 256479)
Company website : https://www.ppf.co.uk/about-us/what-we-do
- The ability to use the MS Office suite of applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to speak to internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Knowledge of basic bookkeeping would be desirable but not essential.
- GCSE's grades 9/A* - 4/C, including English and Math.
Foundation covers the basic principles of accountancy, and is your starting point if you’ve never studied accountancy before. You’ll learn the basic principles of accountancy, such as double-entry bookkeeping, costing and preparing financial statements, as well as how to use accountancy software.
This level is ideal if you’re new to accountancy and finance, have previously worked in an accounts department, or are looking to change your career into Accountancy.
To pass this level, you'll be examined on five units. All assessments are computer-based exams (CBE). The area you will cover include:
- Bookkeeping transactions.
- Bookkeeping controls.
- Elements of costing.
- Using accounting software.
- Foundation Synoptic Assessment.
Training will be provided either via classroom or remote sessions. An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking and you must dedicate 20% of their time towards it.
Demonstrable desire to learn and develop in the role, including a commitment and motivation to professional development.
We have a PPF behaviour framework and would expect the candidate to understand the behaviours expected of all roles in the PPF in line with our values.
ICARE:
- Integrity – do the right thing.
- Collaboration – work as one.
- Accountability – own your own actions.
- Respect – value every voice
- Excellence – be your best
There are no guarantees beyond the apprenticeship, but we will consult with the candidate nearer the end of the apprenticeship.
Benefits include:
- 26 days plus Bank Holidays (run from 1 April to 31 March)
- Private Medical Insurance (Funded by PPF for the individual)
- £2000 Flexible Benefits Allowance (PPF-Reward-Matters-Overview.pdf)
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Choice of Pension:- Defined Benefit Pension (DB) – Civil Service Pension Alpha Scheme - https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/knowledge-centre/pension-schemes/alpha-scheme-guide/
- Defined Contribution Pension (DC) – Civil Service Partnership Pension - https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/knowledge-centre/pension-schemes/partnership-pension-account/
Working hours: 9:00am-5:00pm