CIMA Finance Apprentice

Job Description

The apprenticeship is designed to provide hands-on experience across two key areas of finance. Controllership: Learn the fundamentals of financial accounting, reporting, and core financial processes.FP&A: Develop skills in management accounting, commercial analysis, and strategic reporting. This rotational programme offers a strong foundation for a career in finance, combining technical knowledge with commercial insight.

Controllership:

Assist the Controllership team with month's end close. Focusing on accurate transactional reporting and ensuring accounting treatment in line with reporting standards. Supporting the OPEX budget preparation and monthly variance reporting, including management reporting with commentary. Supporting the review of the annual CAPEX spend, ensuring within budget, in line with accounting standards and supporting any compliance requirements. Support the operational finance activities, including accounts receivable, travel & expenses and accounts payable, ensuring accurate reporting in within budget. Assist revenue reporting in line with accounting standards. Support balance sheet preparation within SOX requirements. Support the year-end audit and preparation of the annual financial statements for our reporting entities. Support the Controllership team to deliver in line with KPIs and maintain high standards.

FP&A:

Assist in the preparation of the FP&A monthly close, focusing on value generation on behalf of both members, analysing variances to plan & forecast, providing detailed explanations for variances. Assist in improving and automating the current FP&A reporting and any new reporting that becomes useful as the business evolves Prepare monthly presentations for the wider ClarusONE business to help them understand performance Support the FP&A Senior Manager on evolving planning methods for the ClarusONE Continue to drive new metrics and KPIs to measure ClarusONE success, both through our more traditional measures as well as at a broader Enterprise level.

Training:

Accounting And Taxation Professional Apprenticeship Level 7. 

If you’re looking to develop your accountancy skills to lead finance departments or provide management accounting consultancy, CIMA is your ticket. 

CIMA is split into Certificate, a standalone ‘beginner’ qualification, and Professional, which is split into three levels: Operational, Management, and Strategic. 

The Certificate in Business Accounting is your starting point if you're new to accountancy. 

You'll learn the fundamentals of business economics, financial accounting, management accounting, and ethical considerations of commercial activity. 

Operational teaches you about organisational management, costs and analysis used in production, and financial reporting and taxation. Management equips you with the skills to perform advanced management accounting and advanced financial reporting tasks. Strategic develops your leadership and strategic management abilities, and teaches you about risk management and financial strategy.

Training Outcome:

Not Guaranteed: Upon completion of the programme and subject to a suitable role being available, your performance and successful completion of the CIMA qualification.

Employer Description:
ClarusONE Sourcing Services, LLP, provides company culture and what makes you stand out strategic generic pharmaceutical services for both Walmart Stores, Inc. and McKesson Corporation. ClarusONE Sourcing Services is headquartered in London and prides itself on its can-do attitude that has ensured millions of Americans pay less when buying generic pharmaceuticals every day.

Working Hours :
35 hours per week - Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative