Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative."

Job Description

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• A starting salary of £18,000 with significant yearly increases.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% once you reach your third year.
• Dedicated support to help you to develop your career and experience.
• Encouragement & support to achieve your qualification.
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Dedicated Early Careers events & team building opportunities. 
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As a Finance Apprentice, you will play a pivotal role in providing support to both finance teams (the Management Accounts Team and the Financial Accounts Team), performing a range of tasks at the financial month end and at year end for the Annual Accounts.  You will move between the teams, with a combination of on the job learning and a programme of training and development.

The management accounts team act as Business Partners to different business areas on site, and are responsible for preparing budgets and for monthly reporting against budgets and forecasts, as well as providing a wide range of support to their business area.
 
The financial accounts team are responsible for Treasury and cash management, paying UKAEA’s bills and employee expenses, preparing UKAEA’s tax returns, accounting for UKAEA’s assets (buildings, plant and equipment etc) and producing UKAEA’s Annual Accounts.

You will learn about UKAEA’s finance system and financial processes and gaining hands-on experience (for example inputting journals and timesheet amendments), before moving on to projects of greater depth. As well as, assisting with a range of financial audits, including the audit of the Annual Accounts by the National Audit Office.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Complete national academic qualification as defined by the apprenticeship training standard.
• Attend designated training provider, develop and attain a good knowledge of engineering skills.
• Represent the UKAEA Organisation and attend external outreach and careers events.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• 5 GCSES A*-C (9-4) including Maths and English
• Excellent spoken and written communications skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.