Finance Assistant
Vacancy Introduction
We are expanding our finance team at the East of England Co-op! We’re looking for a full-time apprentice accountant who is keen to get involved in every aspect of our varied department.
There’s about 25 of us in the team, and we all have different areas of responsibility. There’s internal reporting (management accounts), transaction processing (sales and purchase ledger), statutory compliance (financial accounts), corporation tax, and VAT. There’s fixed asset capture and reporting, banking and treasury management, project decision support and funeral bond administration.
We’re looking for someone to help us out wherever is needed and, in return, we’ll give you a great grounding in all things accountancy and finance.
We’ll support you in an AAT apprenticeship which gives you a headstart in your accountancy career. You’ll get the chance to learn the theory and then apply it in the workplace almost immediately. You’ll get paid while you train and get dedicated study hours too.
You’ll need to be willing to learn, happy to try new things and great at working with a wide variety of people. You bring the right attitude and we’ll help you build the skills to become a finance professional.
Role Responsibility
- Entering transactions into the finance system
- Preparing analysis schedules as directed by Finance team members, to help us understand how our business is performing (our profit and loss account)
- Preparing financial reconciliations, to ensure that our data input is accurate and that we understand our assets and liaiblities (our balance sheet)
- Helping to analyse our income and expenditure for taxation purposes
- Completion of college work to pass mark standard
The Ideal Candidate
- 112 points UCAS Tariff (Equivalent to 2 Bs and a C at A level)
- A questioning mindset seeking to continuously improve the quality of your work
- Able to work flexibly, organise your time and consistently meet your deadlines
- Willingness to learn, adapt and make best use of new IT resources as they become available
- Microsoft Excel skills preferable
- Demonstrate value and integrity reflective of the Society’s values and principles – we do the right thing
- Promote collaboration in day to day duties – we work as one team and are stronger together
- Demonstrate ongoing commitment to personal learning and development – we’re a place for people to grow
- Be resilient and tenatious – we’re unstoppable!
Package Description
Alongside a competitive salary, we also offer enhanced employer pension contribution and holiday entitlement, as well as our colleague discount scheme (including 10% off in our Foodstores) – these are just a few benefits of working for us! Full details can be viewed on the ‘Colleague benefits’ section of our website.
You will benefit from our award-winning training helping you to achieve your true potential. Should you have your sights on career progression in the future, we’ve supported lots of our colleagues through Apprenticeships and to develop into managerial and professional roles.
Working Hours
The Society adopts a flexible approach to working hours and location so as to provide the finance team members with the greatest opportunity to work in the way that fits them best individually. This flexibility also allows the team to recognise and work with fluctuating workloads.
About the Company
As a co-op we’re a different type of business. We’re owned by our members and we work for the benefit of people and our communities, not just for profit. We’re driven by our democratic values which are based around being fair, doing the right thing and caring for all those we deal with. This includes our customers, our suppliers, our environment and each other. We expect colleagues who work with us to share these values. We’re still a business and we work in a very competitive area so it’s still important that we’re efficient and work to the highest professional standards.
Click here to find out more https://www.eastofengland.coop/.
COVID-19 Recruitment Statement
Our colleague’s health and wellbeing is our priority and we have taken all reasonable steps to protect our teams in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whilst we have a number of measures in place to make our workplaces COVID-secure, applicants should be aware that the vast majority of our vacancies are for customer-facing roles. Whilst you are not obliged to share the details of any health conditions as part of your application, we would encourage you to consider any Government guidance which might apply to you. The latest advice for clinically vulnerable and clinically extremely vulnerable people can be found here (https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus).
If you would like to discuss a vacancy prior to making an application, please contact hrservices@eastofengland.coop.
East of England Co-op
