We are aiming for a summer start date.
At Selwood, our Finance Apprenticeship offers the opportunity to work alongside all areas of the finance function, helping you build a broad understanding of how the business operates. You won’t just be observing — you’ll be actively involved, learning from experienced mentors and contributing to meaningful work from day one.
Please note: Due to the location of the college and depot, we are only able to consider candidates within a 20-mile radius of Chandlers Ford. Please ensure your application includes a cover letter, or that your CV clearly outlines your interest in the finance apprenticeship.
Main responsibilities:
- Meet targets related to your Apprenticeship and role performance agreed by your company appointed Mentor and attend all college, training, assessments, and progress reviews.
- Demonstrate active involvement in the finance functions to develop a full understanding of company operations, systems, products, and equipment.
- Exhibit progress in learning from the finance teams and complete all assigned duties to an agreed expectation.
- Effectively undertake assigned tasks to an agreed standard as directed by an experienced mentor.
- Show continued progress in the development of your knowledge on financial aspects of processing and reporting with the support of a dedicated mentor.
- Assisting with development of reporting and striving for continuous improvement through input into ideas and development.
- Accurately inputting data and highlighting and challenging when things don’t look right
- Always demonstrate the Selwood values when representing Selwood Ltd, whether at work or whilst attending college.
- Interact and work collaboratively with all levels of Selwood staff to achieve all agreed outcomes.
- Demonstrate initiative and not wait for instruction when seeing something needs to be done whilst maintaining a methodical, attention to detail.
- Demonstrate a flexibility in understanding the requirements of all stakeholders to support the business whilst maintaining a safe environment for all.
- Comply with Company policies, rules, and procedures at all times.
- Comply with relevant legislation, regulations, and standards, including, but not limited to health, safety, environment, quality, and data protection, in respect of your role and employment with the Company.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- GCSE or equivalent English Language (Grade 4)
- GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 5)
- Willing to study towards an AAT qualification (or equivalent).
- Good IT skills including familiarity with Excel and other Microsoft products
- A willingness to learn and develop
- The ability to take on feedback and use it positively
- Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, adapting your style and approach to meet the needs of your stakeholders whilst working well in a team.
- Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Preferred
- A ‘can do’ attitude – willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work.
- A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment.
- Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving.
- No two days are the same so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams.
- Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences.
- Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment