Trainee Accountant

A Trainee Accountant is required for a permanent role paying £26,098.99 plus £3033.56 London Allowance (applicable to London-based candidates only) per annum with British Transport Police (BTP) based at any one of our main BTP Hubs (Camden, London; Birmingham; Manchester; Leeds; Cardiff or Glasgow). You will need to be willing to travel occasionally to other BTP sites other than your nearest BTP hub.

The successful post holders will receive professional training as part of an apprenticeship as well as on-the-job experience in Finance. You will work between Financial Accounting and Management Accounting in a structured way to allow you to gain the experience that you require to gain a professional qualification 

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.

As Trainee Accountant, you will be required to:

• Reconcile and review financial transactions within the financial system.
• Support the preparation of financial statements, quarterly accounts and ad hoc reporting.
• Undertake in year forecasting of capital and revenue spend, achievement of savings targets and key financial performance metrics.
• Raise invoices and purchase order management.
• Support with the preparation of work for any external or internal audits.
• Carry out ad hoc analysis to support decision making.
• Assist in the production of periodic reporting.
• Carry out credit control activities.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

The successful Trainee Accountant will be required to evidence the following:

• A-Level or equivalent in accountancy, business or economics.
• A willingness to undertake professional accountancy training.
• Strong knowledge and experience of MS Office, especially Excel.
• Highly numerate and analytical.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• A degree in a relevant discipline or work experience within a Finance role/team would be beneficial, however, not essential.

If you are interested in applying to the role, then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon possible.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• £26,098.99 plus £3033.56 London Allowance (applicable to London-based candidates only) per annum
• Yearly base salary increments (subject to satisfactory performance in previous PDR year)
• Working from home allowance available to purchase suitable equipment for blended & home working
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
• Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card
• Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships
• Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub
• Excellent pension scheme

BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.

At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted workshops or advice sessions.  If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please click here or email the team on PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk

If you have any questions about the application process, please email our friendly and helpful team where we will be happy to help you:  RecruitmentTeam@btp.police.uk. If your question related to equality or diversity then you can also contact our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team directly at: PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk To reassure you, anything you ask us will be in the strictest confidence and will not form part of your application.

In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 5 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme is administered by Royal London and this is a group personal pension plan which is available to all police staff. It’s a defined contribution scheme, offering employees the flexibility to vary their pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of their salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk .Please note if you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS your pension will not be affected. 

Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to Recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum rating of 3 (performing) or a rating of U (no rating) must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.