Apprentice – Accounts Assistant (Fees)

Purpose of Post

To assist the Director of Finance in providing a high-quality customer focused financial accounting and information service to the City of London Freemen’s School

Main Duties & Responsibilities

To assist the Fees Manager with:

Raising Fee invoices, credit notes and journals and recover monies due to Freemen’s in respect of education, lunches, trips etc. using Oasis and Oracle Pro-actively chase aged debts as directed by Fees Manager and assist in completing the monthly debt reports Raising queries to debtors in writing and dealing with follow-up correspondence Reconciling the Fees bank account each month Ensuring the pupil ledgers in Oasis are up to date Setting up and collecting monies via Direct Debit Support the Accounts Payable team with creating purchase orders in the City’s financial accounting system (Oracle) Answering enquiries from suppliers and staff as to financial coding by using the Corporation's computerised accounting system, Oracle Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Equal Opportunity Policy and the objective to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post To undertake any other duties that may be requested appropriate to the grade Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy in relation to the duties of the post, and at all times give due regard to the health and safety of both themselves and others when performing their duties Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Equal Opportunity Policy and the objective to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post

Training:
You will be supported to achieve the Accounts assistant level 2 apprenticeship Theoretical training will be delivered by the training provider on a weekly basis Practical training and support will be given in the workplace allowing you to embed your learning in the working environment You will receive 6 hours per week to complete course work within your working hours

Training Outcome:

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, we aim to offer a permanent role within the team if a position is available. Alternatively, we shall endeavour to secure an alternative position within the City of London Corporation 

Employer Description:
The school was founded in Brixton in 1854 to provide an education for the orphaned children of the City of London before moving to the present site, Ashtead Park, in 1926. We have a magnificent site with modern buildings alongside the original Main House set in a stunning 57 acres of parkland. This idyllic setting further supports the wellbeing of our students and staff, as being here, in the park, makes coming to work a pleasure. It looks striking in every season, and we are lucky to have a vast array of wildlife living in our woods. Today, Freemen’s is an independent day and boarding school for students aged 7-18, with a strong ethos of community and service in accordance with the values on which the school was founded. We are proudly co-educational and have been since 1854, which was radical at the time, and we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible with our forward-thinking, progressive approach. It is the sister school of the City of London School and the City of London School for Girls, which are both independent single-gender schools located within the City of London itself. All three schools receive funding from the City of London Corporation.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 5.30pm core hours. Flexibility will be required for business needs. This role is 52 weeks contract not term time.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Non judgemental,Patience