We're looking for a Finance Apprentice to join our Rail team based in Solihull, West Midlands, working towards a Level 3 apprenticeship in Accounting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading construction and infrastructure services company on an apprenticeship. Whilst working towards a recognised qualification, you'll be able to put your learnings into practice in your day-to-day role, helping you progress within your chosen career.

Location: Solihull, West Midlands

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: £16,000 per annum

How does an apprenticeship work?

As a Finance Apprentice you'll be enrolled onto an Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeship, giving you the opportunity to earn whilst you learn.

You'll be working within the Kier Rail team, supporting a wide range of rail infrastructure projects for a diverse customer base. Our projects range from major improvements to complete construction of new stations, with specialist teams, we manage complex works from conception through to delivery.

Your day to day will include:

• Processing purchase orders through the online finance portal and handling purchase invoice queries
• Producing weekly cost reports for the Commercial team and ad-hoc reports for the Finance Manager
• Liaising with Operations and Quantity Surveyors on client and supply chain queries
• Raising 3rd party invoices and handling the recovery of aged debt
• Monitoring cost and time bookings to ensure accurate cost allocation and cost recovery

What are we looking for?

The role of Finance Apprentice is great for you if:

• A confident communicator and collaborator who enjoys making connections and ensuring customer satisfaction
• An organised individual who can juggle tasks to meet deadlines with ease
• A team player who is passionate about supporting their colleagues and driving collective success
• An adaptable person who can pivot to suit differing business priorities and embrace new challenges
• A keen learner, with a passion for numbers and a proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We are proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a variety of flexible benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a high priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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