This most excellent opportunity to join Par'Artisan will suit anyone who has finished their full-time education and wants to become a Finance Apprentice and forge a career in accounting. Whilst studying for your Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship, you will work with experienced colleagues contributing to an already efficient finance department.
Key Responsibilities
- Production of weekly supplier payment run, including expenses, credit card and Italian purchases
- Process of customer receipts on sage and cashflow, including remittances & contras
- Aspects of credit control including sending monthly customer statements, correspondence with customers in relation to queries / requests, issue of correspondence and follow up as required
- New customer set up administration
- Regular monitoring customer credit reports, recording on sage and raising queries within parameters given
- Raising customer credit notes required in line with current process (authorisation before and after)
- Dealing with stock write offs for month end purposes
- Bank reconciliation and cashflow maintenance
- Processing P32 payments ready for authorisation
- Processing purchase order invoices via Paperless software, adding to cashflow
- Supplier payments on sage & cashflow & issue supplier remittances
- New supplier administration & statement reconciliation
- Credit card entry into sage including collation and reconciliation of documents
- Capex administrating and reporting, including additions and depreciation
- Electronic & manual recording of data as required by role, specific but not limited to Barcoding system
- Help provide the financial information necessary to facilitate decision making by Finance Controller / Board of Directors.
Key Skills
- Self-motivated
- Good organisation skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to multitask
- Flexible approach to work
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Dedicated, Diplomatic
- Handles awkward situation
- IT Literate
Working Week: 40-hour week – Monday to Friday - 09.00-17.00 - with 1-hour unpaid lunchbreak per day. No specific tea breaks but access to refreshment facilities throughout the day. One day study at Chichester College
Salary: £17,000 per annum reflective of expected age, experience and in line with the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage. For further information please see below.
Qualifications Required: GCSE Math and English minimum grade 4 desired to apply for this apprenticeship
Training Provided:
- Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship
- Company Induction & Inhouse learning and development sessions
- Training Skills matrix linked to learning and development activities and pay – dependent on areas of business
Future Prospects: For the right individual based on performance during level 2 apprenticeship the company would consider supporting through level 3 or permanent employment.
About the Employer: Our mission is for Pan’Artisan to be the unique supplier of superior, distinctive and innovative products for the food service industry, with primary focus on menu influencers, supported by detailing, training, menu development and a commitment to sharing our knowledge and expertise.
From Pizza to Focaccia, we have established ourselves as experts within the foodservice industry. Our product team love nothing more than working with our UK and European suppliers and partners to source on-trend superior ingredients to then test in our development kitchen. We aim to harness traditional authentic recipes, with influences from around the globe to make them relevant for our customers today. For further information please visit: https://panartisan.com/
Things to Consider:
- Careful consideration needs to take place regarding travelling to and from work if taking public transport, in terms of cost and timescale for the individual.
- Ideally, the successful applicant has a driving licence and access to a car.
- Pan Artisan offers 20 days standard annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday annual leave
- Reward & recognition scheme in place (monthly) – nominated winners receive restaurant vouchers
- PPE provided and laundered where appropriate
- Free parking available on Industrial Estate
- Opportunities to input into taste test panels held onsite
- Staff rooms (facilities include microwave, toaster, fridge) - free to use tea/coffee machine
- Staff benefits – discounts available for Solicitor expenses eg: Will writing, house moving & other family matters
- This is a 16-month apprenticeship including end point assessment.
- Applicants MUST BE resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to the start of learning and have work authorisation for the UK.
- Applicants WILL NOT BE eligible to apply if they have already achieved a qualification which is equal to or higher thank the apprenticeship standard on offer.
- Applicants MUST BE resident in the area local to the apprenticeship opportunity or be prepared to relocate in time to start employment and study.
- Applicants MUST BE committed to the learning and stay to the end of the apprenticeship.
Further Information: Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage (ANMW): The National Minimum Wage for Apprentices is £7.55 per hour (As of the 1st April 2025). This is the legal minimum pay per hour applying to 16 to 18 year old apprentices and those aged 19 and over in the first
Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship
Pay: £17,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Midhurst GU29 9HX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Please tell us why you are interested in this Apprenticeship
- Please confirm whether you have finished your full time education and have and can prove your GCSE Maths and English grades
- What are your future ambitions
- Please confirm you have read and understood the 'Things to Consider' section of this application
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Location:
- Midhurst GU29 9HX (preferred)
Work Location: In person
