Finance Apprentice

As a Finance Apprentice, you will be part of the Finance team at our Head Office, reporting to the Finance Manager. You will support the delivery of high-quality accounts payable services, ensuring suppliers and creditors are paid accurately and on time. This role forms part of the Level 3 (AAT) Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship, with full training provided to support your development.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide accounting support for materials-related transactions.
• Process allocated accounts payable transactions in an efficient and timely manner, ensuring adherence to agreed service level agreements, including targets and deadlines.
• Ensure all invoices are appropriately authorised and accurately coded to the relevant project. Where necessary, amend invoices to ensure compliance with vendor trading terms.
• Process weekly payments on allocated days, ensuring online banking approvals are completed before deadlines.
• Ensure all accounts payable documents and records are accurately identified, indexed, filed, and retained in line with internal filing systems and statutory requirements.
• Verify that all tax invoices contain the correct tax details before entering them into the system.
• Resolve queries promptly and efficiently for internal and external customers in line with service level agreements.
• Regularly review monthly vendor statements and follow up on overdue items.
• Complete filing on a weekly basis.
• Assist the Finance Manager and team members with any ad hoc duties.

Key Accountabilities

• Adopting and promoting Ferrovial Construction UK Vision and Values.

• Delivering on the responsibilities as set out above.

• Taking ownership for the work assigned to you.

• To provide quality accounts payable services in a timely manner.

Skills and Competence:

• Motivated to learn and add value to the team, the role and the apprenticeship programme 

• Inquisitive mind, seeking for new improved ways of working

• Enjoys working under pressure to meet deadlines

• Analytical and critical thinking skills

• Excellent record keeping

• Attention to detail

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Proactive approach to working and learning

• Financial & Commercial awareness

• Familiar with all Microsoft packages, especially Excel

• Aspiring to grow within the Ferrovial Apprenticeship programme by progressing on to higher levels

• Administration experience desirable

Interpersonal Skills:

• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, such as our vendors

• Ability to influence and challenge when necessary

• Ability to actively listen and understand accounting procedures

Qualifications:

5 GCSEs grade 4-9, including Maths and English

A Levels or BTEC Level 3

Location: Chiswick, London

Apprenticeship Standard:

Level 3 (AAT) Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship

Duration: 2 years Apprenticeship Programme

Hours: 40.5 hours per week