Finance Apprentice - Level 4 - London 2020

Balfour Beatty ,
London, Greater London

Overview

About the role About Balfour Beatty and what we do: Do you want to work for a worldwide, market leading Company? A company that has delivered some of the most iconic projects, globally over the last 100 years, with market leading capabilities across the construction, services and rail sectors? Then we have an amazing opportunity for you based in London. Take a look at what we do at: Balfour Beatty is the UKs largest construction and infrastructure business. Each day our projects change peoples lives and communities for the better. We built the famous London Aquatic Centre and you’ll find our mark in all kinds of infrastructure like schools and hospitals, major roads, rail and power networks. Each year we seek the best apprentices to come and join our ever changing business. About the role: We are offering an 18-24 month apprenticeship scheme based on one of our projects in London. The aim is to provide you with a career path in accounting and progress through the organisation. What you'll be doing What the apprenticeship will offer: Balfour Beatty offers a comprehensive training programme in Finance with the opportunity of completing industry recognised vocational qualifications. You will provide effective, efficient, confidential and comprehensive administrative support to our business. As part of the Apprenticeship scheme you will be supported with gaining an Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship at Level 4. You will also have various other training opportunities, such as Induction, Continuous Improvement Training and Customer Service training. Following successful completion of the apprenticeship, we will look to explore further opportunities within Balfour Beatty and further development of you and your career. Your responsibilities as a Finance Apprentice: The role will require direct interaction with the project and head office There will be a need to understand costs and charge these out to the business There will be training throughout, including: balance sheet reconciliations, system training, and advanced Excel The role of finance within the business is varied and interesting Through an apprenticeship in finance you will be in the centre of everything that happens within a corporate business environment working in a highly motivated team Who we're looking for Who were looking for: You will have a minimum of 2 A-levels and 5 GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including Maths and English coupled with an interest in Finance Have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications Be comfortable with and interested in working with numbers Have good interpersonal skills Be team focused Why work for us Salary & benefits: We offer a competitive salary and a flexible benefits package. Your professional institution fees and training will be covered. For more information about what you can expect as a Balfour Beatty Apprentice and whats involved in the scheme click here and you can also view the profiles of some of our current apprentices across the Group. Should you require any additional support with your application, please contact emerging.talentbalfourbeatty.com Closing Date applications are open until 27th April 2020 , however we reserve the right to remove adverts should the roles be filled before this date. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as early as possible as CVs will be reviewed and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis. We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation. Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunities employer, is a Disability Confident level 2 Employer and a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. Balfour Beatty is a leading member of The 5% Club, which is now in operation in over 200 companies. For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.