Finance Apprentice

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Finance Apprentice who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join our team, with a willingness to study towards professional finance & accountancy qualifications, and who wishes to pursue a career in NHS finance. You should have good communication skills and some IT knowledge (particularly Excel), but training can be provided in these if needed.

This role will allow you to study towards a level 3 AAT qualification through the apprenticeship scheme and work alongside experienced finance colleagues; many of whom have also successfully navigated through the apprenticeship programme. You will attend college 1 day a week on release from work and work the remaining 4 days of the week.

Management accounts is one part of the finance department at the trust, with the others including financial accounts (accounts receivable and payable) and patient income & contracting.

Within the department we have a very good track record when developing apprentices, with many going onto have careers within the department upon completion. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is a strong possibility that a permanent role can be offered to the right individual.

Our Values are Include, Respect, and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

In the role, you will predominantly work with the management accounts reporting team, who are responsible for accurately reporting the trusts finances to internal and external stakeholders including the Director of Finance. The team are routinely involved in producing financial reports, analysis, forecasting, budget setting and other adhoc tasks to support the wider finance teams and non-financial colleagues.

This work is carried out on various computer applications such as Excel, Oracle, Qlikview and the trusts employee and payroll system ESR, and a large proportion of your time will be spent using these applications.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Avnet House

Rutherford Close

Stevenage

SG1 2EF

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Avnet House

Rutherford Close

Stevenage

SG1 2EF

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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