Finance Assistant Apprentice Level 2

Astroscale UK is looking for a keen and enthusiastic apprentice to join their friendly and welcoming finance team. 

 

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager you will provide important finance administrative support across all aspects of the department. You will need to be keen to learn, have excellent attention to detail and a can-do attitude to really thrive in this role. 

 

We will support you to gain a Level 2 Accounts / Finance Assistant qualification, whilst you develop your knowledge and skills. You’ll be involved in bookkeeping activities, working with accounts payable, purchase ledgers, supporting the various payment runs and audits, dealing with invoicing and purchase orders, and handling supplier and staff queries. 

20% of your working time will be for study towards a Level 2 diploma in accounting 

 

 

Responsibilities  

 

Initial Finance Responsibilities 

  

• Assisting with all transactional processes (sales, purchasing, fixed assets, bank, credit card and expenses). Ensuring the accuracy of posting of transactions to general ledger code, project code and department. 
• Assisting with the preparation of payment runs for suppliers and submitting for review. 

Longer Term Finance Responsibilities 

 

• Assisting with month-end journal processing. 
• Assisting with month-end balance sheet reconciliations. 
• Assisting with Ad-hoc P&L, balance sheet and cash analysis. 
• Assisting with timesheet reporting and analysis. 

Wider Responsibilities  

 

• Always ensuring adherence to business process and policy. 
• Dealing with ad-hoc queries from the business and parent company Finance team as required. 
• Maintenance of business software (financial and other). 
• Take on additional work which will assist in professional development. 

 

Essential Skills 

  

• Skill Level 2 or GCSE grade 4 or above in Maths and English 
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Can-do attitude with the ability to pick tasks up quickly. 
• Flexible approach and collaborative worker. 
• Desire to learn and develop knowledge and skills. 
• Confident verbal and written communicator. 

 

Desirable skills 

  

• Microsoft Excel skills  
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint) 

 

Benefits 

 

• Opportunity to work with a highly talented, diverse & dynamic international team with cutting edge technology 
• Flexible working around core hours in a friendly and supportive environment  
• Optional 9/75 working pattern once you have completed your qualification
• Hybrid working available (dependent on individual role requirements) 
• 25 days holiday (increasing yearly up to a maximum of 28 days) + 8 days Bank Holiday 
• Life insurance and long-term sick pay 
• Private healthcare (taxable benefit) 
• New state of the art office and cleanroom facility 
• Regular social events  

 

Location 

 

Astroscale UK (Harwell), with potential for some travel to Astroscale Japan (Tokyo) 

 

 

About Astroscale 

 

We aim to deliver cutting edge technologies that will become part of routine commercial space operations by 2030. 

 

Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company dedicated to in-orbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, we are developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of in-orbit servicing missions, including End of Life services, Active Debris Removal, In-situ Space Situational Awareness and Life Extension Services, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate against the hazardous build-up of debris in space. 

 

Astroscale is an Equal Opportunities employer and embraces a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 

 

Note to recruitment agencies: Astroscale operates a preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency approaches. Please do not forward candidate CVs or details in response to this advert, or to any Astroscale employee.