Finance Apprentice - Telford, United Kingdom - Phoenix Group

Phoenix Group
Phoenix Group
Verified Company
Telford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Type:2 Year (26 month) Fixed Term Contract


Location:

_This role could be based in either our Telford or Wythall offices with time spent working in the office and at home.

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Flexible working:
All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.


Closing Date:29 th March


Salary and benefits:
£21,840 plus on target 8% bonus up to 16%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension and so much more


We're currently recruiting for a Finance Apprentice to join our Finance Operations area to gain work experience which, together with the associated study programme, will allow access to a part qualified Accountant position.

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 7,400 colleagues have ever worked.

We're the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us.

We're a FTSE 100 business that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we're not done yet.


The role

  • This is an excellent opportunity to study for an accountancy qualification whilst learning and developing core finance skills and will also enable the building of a network of contacts across Finance through the rotational programme.
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of the business.
  • Complete specific standard Accountancy and / or analytical functions (including Reconciliations, Preparation of Journals, Investigation of issues and reconciling items, preparation of payment requests, preparing regular and adhoc reports for stakeholders, ownership of small process improvement projects) as assigned by manager.
  • Undertake analysis of business data and reports and draw conclusions.
  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities.
  • To provide feedback on the Apprenticeship Scheme and contribute to its success.

What are we looking for?
We're looking for you to have good organisational skills and time management. You'll also have excellent attention to detail.

  • Essential _
  • GCSE in Maths
  • GCSE in English
  • Desirable _
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Good communication skills
  • Strong numerical skills
We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

If your experience looks different from what we've advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you.


If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

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