Finance Apprentice

The Finance Apprentice role is an opportunity to start a career in Public Sector Finance and begin your journey by completing the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification or Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Your role will provide support across the different areas of Financial and Management Accounting.

The successful applicant will:

• Support with the posting of transactions into the financial system and learning how these fit into the production of management information and the statement of accounts.


• Support the process of the production of management information.


• Get involved in specific work relating to budget setting, forecasting and financial year end accounting requirements.


• Undertake a variety of data analysis tasks to support the provision of financial information for managers across the Trust.


• Gain experience of working with the Trust IT systems.
  
  An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a forward-thinking organisation, we are looking to recruit two highly motivated Finance Apprentices to join the Finance Team.


The sole purpose of Birmingham Children's Trust is to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the city, by driving up the quality of practice and partnerships across the city and its services. Recognised by Ofsted as being a 'Good' provider of children's social care.

About the team we are recruiting to

The Finance Team is responsible for providing a diverse range of functions to support Birmingham Children's Trust. We deliver the full range of financial and management accounting services to facilitate effective delivery of services for children, young people and families in the city.

Working flexibly with internal staff and external partners we aim to ensure finance is at the heart of everything that the Trust does. The organisation has a high expectation of our service, and we will continue to support and develop our staff to have the skills to deliver a quality service., There has never been a more exciting time to join Birmingham Children's Trust as we celebrate our GOOD Ofsted status which we are immensely proud of. Birmingham Children's Trust is going from strength to strength.

At Birmingham Children's Trust we aim to be one dedicated team with a single unwavering focus - to improve the outcomes for children, young people and families in Birmingham.

We recognise that to achieve this we need the best, most talented, innovative and committed people to join us.

You will be part of a diverse and vibrant community of social work and support service professionals who are outcomes focussed and operate with a strong team ethos.

Being part of that team has responsibilities too; we want everyone, no matter what their role in the Trust, to bring their best self to work every day, to engage with the day to day challenges positively and to be supportive of and trust in each other.

We care about our people and that's what will make us an Employer of Choice for social workers, children's services and associated support services.

This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career within the Finance Team at Birmingham Children's Trust.

Salary is dependent on entry route.

We offer Hybrid working and generous holiday entitlement.