Finance Internship - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Idox plc

Idox plc

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Finance Internship (1 year contract), Idox Group, Finance

Glasgow (Hybrid)

About the role

The Idox group Finance team has a progressive outlook, and is a close-knit, mixed team of finance professionals, including experienced qualified accountants and finance professionals with specialisms in accounts payable, credit control, management information, payroll, systems accounting and tax.

Joining us as a paid intern will provide the right person with a development path in Finance, adapted to suit them as an individual.

We have an excellent current opportunity to join as a Finance Assistant with our busy Accounts Payable (AP) team.

As part of AP, you will be involved in a broad variety of tasks, including accounts administration, supplier liaison and provision of management information.

Reporting directly to our Accounts Payable Supervisor, you will benefit from positive leadership and mentoring from the outset.

We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic, self-driven individual who wants to kickstart their career in Finance.

This role would suit a school leaver or university graduate or an individual looking to progress from a practice environment.

To thrive in Finance, you will need excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Our Intern will benefit from on-the-job training, and we also offer professional development support as an option, if you are keen to work and study.

We are very happy to discuss this during the interview process.

Key responsibilities

The Accounts Payable team facilitate and look after the cashflow to our established suppliers and are responsible for making sure any invoicing we receive meets the high standards of compliance necessary for the business.

All team members are vigilant against any potential fraud.

These are some of the daily tasks the intern will be doing to contribute to the AP team and to Idox as a whole:

Review / processing of employee expenses in line with Group Expenses Policy
Review / processing of supplier invoices in line with company policy
Resolve queries from employees, suppliers, and contractors
Supplier statement reconciliations
Supplier payment runs (full end to end process)
Daily cash book reconciliations
Participate in servicing central AP mailbox (ensure response time KPI is met)
Raising purchase order requisition for the Finance Team
Supplier account set up / amendments
Credit card purchases, payments, statement coding and reconciliation
Weekly AP reporting i.e., Aged Creditors / Idox Employee expense reporting
Assist with month end reporting
Assist during audit
Assist with other adhoc tasks / projects / reporting as requested by both the AP Supervisor and Transaction Cash Manager.

To apply, you'll need to bring the following attributes:

Educated to Higher Grade level as a minimum
Effective communication skills (friendly, positive, and professional manner)
Driven and selfmotivated individual
Ability to adapt approach to obtain required outcome
Excellent attention to detail
Professional and methodical approach with good problemsolving skills
Good MS Excel skills
Thirst for learning
Ambition to build a career in Finance.

About Idox
Our specialist software solutions power the performance of government and industry, driving productivity and a better experience for everyone.

Built around the user and designed in collaboration with experts who have worked through every detail of every process from end-to-end, our hard-working process engines deliver exceptional functionality and embed workflows that drive efficiency and best practice with a long-term focus for regulated environments.

Through the automation of tasks, the simplification of complex operations, finding scalability as operations evolve, and more effective management of information, we help our customers harness the power of Digital, so they can do more.

We employ around 600 staff in the UK and worldwide, including Europe, North America and Asia, so some travel to meet colleagues may be required.

Our Values, Our Culture

We recruit and reward employees based on capability and performance - regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability.

Each office location worldwide, is free to respond to local needs to create a culturally sensitive workplace for everyone.

In doing so, we want every employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication.

Our Benefits Flex to Fit

We recognise that for individuals, the opportunity to work flexibly can enable them to achieve a better work-life balance along with a greater sense of responsibility, ownership and control of their working life.

During the pandemic, all our employees successfully transitioned to remote working, and