WEST YORKSHIRE PENSION FUND

FINANCE APPRENTICES X 2

Salary: £17,372 – 37 hours per week 

Vacancies: Two positions available. One of which will be in the Investments team.

Details of the organisation 

West Yorkshire Pension Fund is a leading Local Government Pension Fund and one of the UK's largest Pension Funds, based in Bradford. Due to our increasing shared service with other Pension Funds we require a Finance Apprentice to join our small, friendly team based in Aldermanbury House in Bradford City Centre.

For more information about West Yorkshire Pension Fund, please visit:  www.wypf.org.uk/

What audit apprentices can expect from us

The finance officer's role is a varied one, where your skills and versatility will be utilised to support the breadth of our finance team’s function. A key part of the finance apprentice role will be to provide a number of varied financial services within the pension fund, with opportunities to progress and with support for accountancy training.

Key responsibilities

• To undertake a range of finance, accountancy and or internal audit duties for employer partner organisations, as directed by the employer partner.
• To attend scheduled classes at a CETC training centre according to the teaching timetable, including examinations.
• To undertake additional studies as directed by CIPFA trainers.

Placements will typically involve a variety of tasks including:

• preparing financial records and statements
• estimating the cost of new projects
• reviewing budgets and investments
• monitoring spending and cash flows
• allocating money to projects and departments
• analysing the effectiveness of services to the public
• managing the organisation's financial systems
• conducting internal audits
• governance tasks
• risk management.

The emphasis on particular duties will vary over time according to business needs within the specific organisation the candidate is placed.

Entry requirements

• Qualifications: AAT Level 3 or equivalent (eg A levels in accounts plus maths or economics – grade A-D). Plus GCSE maths and English (grade C or above) or equivalent.

• Applicants will be screened as part of the recruitment and will need to show certificates of attained qualifications. 

Apply

To apply you must complete the online application form. (https://cipfa.easyats.co.uk/preApplicationForm/addPreApplicant/476)