Finance AAT Apprenticeship Programme Managing and supplying data and reporting, providing analysis and advice, cutting risk, optimising Efficiency and driving the company forward: it's all in a day's work for our Finance team. They are a key part of Royal Mail and we need keen and bright individuals to help us continue to drive process improvements, support the business and deliver results. Programme Overview
• Three to four year programme (depending on AAT exemptions) based in Chesterfield or Bolton
• £13,500 per year starting salary with pay increases on achievement of AAT qualifications
• £19,000 on passing AAT Level 3 exams
• Minimum salary £25,579 per year on completion, plus benefits
• Leads to Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) qualifications Levels 2, 3 and 4
• Includes a series of project placements
• Requirement: Five GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English at grade C/4 or higher required About the programme On the programme, you'll learn about all aspects of managing Royal Mail's 'finances'. From accounts receivable to accounts payable, to data and reporting, you'll gain a broad range of experience at a FTSE 100 organisation while you study towards the industry-recognised AAT qualifications. We'll give you the opportunities to put that theory into practice. It's the perfect start to a career in finance. You could be working with the award-winning Accounts Receivable team, interacting directly with customers in the Accounts Payable team, or be dealing with vendors on a variety of payment processes. You could also be delivering results through data management, external and internal reporting, including Board reporting and management information to support the business in delivering results. Wherever you are, your work will be varied, challenging and will have a real impact on what we do. We will give you the theoretical and practical foundation for a successful career. Who we're looking for You don't need to be an expert before you join us. We're looking for talented, motivated people who want to develop into successful financial professionals. You will have some analytical and communication skills and a natural business sense that we will help turn into valuable professional skills. If you're looking for variety, challenge and that combination of theory and hands-on work then this is the programme for you. You'll need a minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or higher, including Maths and English. About us Royal Mail has a clear vision to be recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe and is one of the UK's largest employers. We have a goal of becoming a global parcels business. To achieve this, we have set out a 5-year strategic plan - a journey in which we're investing £1.8 billion, with the aim to improve service, efficiency and productivity through a range of innovative digitally enabled work tools and targeted investments. Achieving our strategy depends on having the best possible talent at all levels in our business, supported by a culture that gives individuals the opportunity to grow and develop. We live our values and take pride in how we do what we do. If you share our passion and want to help us deliver to c.30 million addresses across the UK, 6 days a week, you'll thrive as a Royal Mail apprentice. Whether you're working in our head office or in the field, you'll be pivotal to the future of Royal Mail. We are an inclusive employer with equality, diversity and fairness at the heart of our values. We welcome applications from individuals from all different backgrounds and are committed to promoting fair participation and equality of opportunity for all of our job applicants. Closing Date: Noon on Friday 1st November 2019. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached. Job Segment: Financial, Accounts Payable, Apprentice, Accounts Receivable, Data Management, Finance, Entry Level, Data