Level 7 - Swindon, United Kingdom - UKRI

UKRI

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Swindon, United Kingdom

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Description

UK Research and Innovation

Salary:
£29,922

Hours:
Full time

Contract Type:
Fixed Term apprenticeship for 3 years

Location:
Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire OR Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire

Start Date:
September 2024

Interviews:
Initial interviews held via Zoom w/c 27th May; In-person interviews (meet and greet) at Polaris House 17th June

With a strong interest in launching a career in finance, we know that you want to use your talent, skill, and dedication to make a difference.

At UKRI, you will get the opportunity to do just that.

Our finance teams support world-leading science and innovation and enable ground-breaking research that will inspire, shape and define our future.

UKRI is the largest public sector funder of research and innovation with an annual budget of over £8bn.

With a Finance team of just over 150 people across our UK sites, we have responsibility for enabling the delivery of high-quality financial services to ensure public funding for research and innovation is spent efficiently and effectively.

We are part of the Government Finance Function with the ambitious vision to "put finance at the heart of decision making; driving the agenda, not just keeping score.

Our impact is felt across the whole organisation where we work with policy makers, leadership teams, researchers, programme and project managers, engineers and scientists, to share perspectives and expertise, influence decisions, and put forward creative solutions to problems.

Finance is a large department and the work is always varied.

One day you might find yourself supporting UKRI's overall budgeting and associated financial planning at Corporate and Council level; the next you may be providing financial advice or supporting the production of our Statutory Accounts.

We can offer you real breadth of experience in a truly unique organisation.

The UKRI Finance Team are looking to
recruit Graduate Apprentices to start in September 2024 based at Polaris House, Swindon and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire. The role will incorporate a
ACCA Level 7 Professional Accountant Apprenticeship, delivered by training provider First Intuition, alongside a challenging but rewarding role.

We will fund and support your studies over a
3-year period to achieve full ACCA qualifications in addition to helping you develop a broader range of personal and professional skills.

The Apprenticeship programme consists of exams and work-based learning, and so you should be prepared to work hard to achieve the substantial rewards these placements will offer.

For more information, please use the following links:

We know it's important to consider future career prospects and there are plenty of opportunities to continue your professional development after your initial apprenticeship within UKRI.

Key Accountabilities

Prior financial experience is not required, and this opportunity is ideal for graduates looking to start a career in finance or those who are looking for a career change.

The key accountabilities will depend on the specifics of each placement.

However, they are likely to include:

Carry out reconciliations, monitor expenditure / income and support the production of management accounts, including variance analysis
Cost centre and Project budget setup and maintenance
Maintain key spreadsheets and trackers, providing advice and analysis on the financial data
Prepare journals and collate backing papers and evidence to maintain an audit trail
Support writing the annual accounts and year end processes, including collating and preparing notes to the accounts
Supporting asset management, recording and physical verification
Preparing reports, including graphs and data to help explain numbers in reports
Preparing forecasts to help effective cash management
Support to the Governance team on the internal audit programme
Working with partners within UKRI
Develop knowledge of the rules and guidance that underpins Government Finance
Provide adhoc administrative tasks across the team
Take ownership for your learning and development under the apprenticeship.

During your training, you will be expected to be self-motivated, organised and able to follow policy whilst meeting deadlines. With great attention to detail, you'll work diligently through the varied work assigned to you. We will provide the support to enable you to succeed.

The Selection Process

If you successfully complete these stages you will be invited to an interview which will be held via Zoom
Final interviews will be in person in Polaris House, Swindon

Shortlisting criteria
Key - (S) will be assessed at shortlisting, (I) will be measured at interview, (S&I) is both:

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