- GMFJ Reference
259566
- Wages
£20,600 p/a
- Hours
37.50 per week
- Date Posted
11/04/2025
- Start Date
12/05/2025
- Approx. Duration
15 months
- Location
Leatherhead
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Accountancy
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Apprenticeship Standard
Accounts or finance assistant (ST0608)
- Employer
Police Federation of England and Wales
Description
The Accounts Apprentice is responsible for providing a form of bookkeeping services for the branches. The branches themselves do not have access to the main financial system and so this role will essentially process all their transactions in order to ensure financial records are accurate and up to date.
Act as the point of contact for allocated branches (involves interaction and support to Treasurers and Branch Office Staff)
- Recreate monthly branch transactions on the accounting system (involves creating and attaching invoices, updating supplier records, ledger bank accounts and related nominal codes).
- Perform bank reconciliations for branch bank accounts.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations for branch bank accounts.
- Posting journals.
- Generating adhoc payments to members.
- Other ad hoc duties as prescribed by the Financial Accountant or Financial Controller to assist in achieving Finance Department objectives.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Kaplan Financial on kaplan.recruitment@kaplan.co.uk (Ref ID: 259566)
Company website : www.polfed.org
- Spreadsheet manipulation skills and an aptitude for Microsoft Excel is preferable.
- A methodical approach with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Good investigative and research skills.
- A high degree of interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey messages to different groups of people by adopting a range of styles, tools, and techniques appropriate to the audience and nature of the information involved.
- Experience of working in an Agile environment, able to work under pressure and towards tight deadlines with a flexible approach to work to ensure the success of the team.
- Able to work successfully as part of a team and with limited supervision when required, using their own initiative.
- GCSE's grades 9/A* - 4/C including Maths and English.
Accounts/Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Level 2.
This level is ideal for existing staff or new talent in accounting and finance. Their work could include basic bookkeeping activities, working with sales and purchase ledgers, running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct, recording of cash and data entry.
Learners will complete the mandatory AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. The Certificate in Accounting comprises of four exams and an End Point Assessment. You must successfully complete the following:
- Introduction to Bookkeeping (ITBK)
- Principles of Bookkeeping Control (POBC)
- Principles of Costing (PCTN)
- Business Environment (BESY)
- EPA - In Tray exercise
An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking and you must dedicate time to off the job training, as well as completing knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with your apprenticeship.
- Bookkeeping & data input - attention to detail, customer service skills, willingness to learn, team work.
Potential perm role after in the accounts team.
Benefits include:
Flexible working, hybrid working - 2 days in the office, ideally Monday and Tuesdays.
Competitive salary.
Enhanced pension contribution 7%/4%.
Enhanced leave.
Employee assistance program.
Onsite free lunches and refreshments.
Free onsite gym.
Free onsite parking and VE charging.
26 days holiday (increasing with length of service), mental health clinics, support for continuous professional development, employee discounts and more.
Working hours: between 8-5pm flexi start and finish time to be agree with the line manager.