Finance Apprentice

To operate as an emerging finance operations professional, supporting strong financial governance through accurate processing, controls and insightful reporting. The role moves beyond transactional administration to include judgement, anomaly detection and continuous improvement within agreed policies and control frameworks.

Key Accountabilities

• Own defined finance operations processes (within scope) with high accuracy and strong documentation discipline.
• Support month-end routines and recurring control activities, ensuring timeliness and audit-ready evidence.
• Provide clear visibility through reporting and trackers; highlight risks, variances and missing actions early.
• Drive operational improvements to reduce errors, speed up cycles, and improve stakeholder experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Support purchase-to-pay processes: PO creation support (as applicable), invoice tracking, approvals chasing, query resolution routing.
• Maintain accurate documentation and evidence for approvals and policy compliance.
• Support expense process checks (within policy) and route queries to the right owners.
• Maintain control checklists for defined areas; ensure completion and evidence is stored correctly.
• Support reconciliations and data checks (e.g., invoice aging, accrual trackers, cost centre spend trackers).
• Identify anomalies or inconsistencies and escalate with a clear explanation and recommended next steps.
• Produce standard weekly/monthly reporting packs using templates; validate data and explain variances.
• Create simple insight summaries for budget owners (what changed, why, and what actions are required).
• Act as a reliable point of coordination for finance operational tasks: timelines, submissions, and follow-ups.
• Build relationships with budget owners and cross-functional teams; communicate clearly and proactively.
• Improve templates, trackers and process notes; help remove bottlenecks and reduce rework.
• Deliver at least one improvement initiative with measurable impact (e.g., cycle time reduction, fewer aged items).