Banking And Business Support Apprentice

Role Responsibility

The Role

The Education People have an exciting new opportunity for a Banking and Business Support Apprentice to join their Schools Financial Services Team.

You will support in providing a high quality and effective administrative support service, to assist in the smooth management of SFS and the delivery of the Corporate Banking requirements. You will also assist with the provision of a range of flexible finance support to schools and academies

across both traded and statutory services ensuring sound financial practices.

In return we will offer you:

• 25 days holiday rising to 30 for long service, plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life assurance cover
• Access to Kent Rewards
• A culture of progression and development
• Flexible working arrangements

Key Duties:

• Assist with the coordination and maintenance of the KCC Schools Card scheme and

Corporate Banking scheme on behalf of Schools Financial Services for maintained schools

liaising directly with the bank and KCC’s treasury department.

• Assist, support and advise school staff and colleagues in maintaining appropriate records

in respect of the KCC Corporate Banking and KCC Schools Card scheme.

• Assist with the administration support for the Senior Leadership Team including

processing orders and invoices reconciling via iProc and any day to day office

• Provide administration support to the team, in particular the Senior Leadership Team,

including updating information systems including CRM, BPS, SharePoint, Kelsi, and any

ad hoc systems updates required.

• Participate in the support of the delivery of all business requirements of Schools

Financial Services.

• Observe the administration function of the Training Programme.

What we need from you

• Some understanding of finance
• IT Skills: some experience with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work on own and as part of a team
• Good organisational skills