Apprentice Business and Finance Administrator

Are you looking for a new and rewarding challenge with opportunities to learn and develop every day? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our West Area Business and Finance Team as an Apprentice Business and Finance Administrator. This role offers a great entry point into a career in business and finance, with structured training, hands-on experience and ongoing support throughout your apprenticeship. Your role and responsibilities Our Business and Finance Team provides essential administrative and financial support to practitioners and Home Care Providers who support vulnerable adults across the locality. In this role, you will: - support the delivery of income and payment services within Adult Social Care. - provide business support that focuses on positive outcomes for customers, statutory requirements and continuous improvement. - liaise with Home Care Providers to ensure services are delivered in line with agreed processes, policies and timescales. - identify financial and business discrepancies, escalating these to the Area Business Manager and supporting timely resolution. - build positive working relationships with providers and colleagues, acting as a first point of contact for finance and business process queries., Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template (docx). 1. What has motivated you to apply for this specific apprenticeship, and what interests you most about the work involved in the role? 2. Describe a time when you had to manage your time or organise your tasks to meet a deadline, for example with coursework, exams, projects or other commitments. 3. Can you give an example of when you have worked with others as part of a team, such as in college, group projects, volunteering or activities outside of education, and what you contributed to the team? 4. Learning on the job is a key part of an apprenticeship. Can you tell us about a time when you had to learn something new, how you approached it, and what helped you succeed?

be motivated and committed to developing your skills through work-based learning. - demonstrate a proactive, "can do" attitude and a willingness to learn. - be customer-focused, with an interest in improving the way we work. - have good IT skills and the ability to communicate clearly and professionally. - hold a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grades 4-9 (A-C) or equivalent

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The team You will be joining a friendly, supportive and encouraging team with high standards and a strong commitment to helping each other succeed. You will be supported throughout your apprenticeship and encouraged to develop your skills, confidence and career within Suffolk County Council., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities. In return, you'll enjoy: up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day Plus lots more!