Arden & GEM is one of the largest Commissioning Support Units in the country. Our customers include more than 60 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG), NHS England, local authorities and a range of care providers.

With offices throughout the Midlands, North West and South East we cover a core geographic patch that extends to Greater Manchester in the north and Essex in the south. Our services are built on a strong foundation of experienced people who build great relationships, a commitment to NHS values and a thorough understanding of our clients and the challenges they face.

We provide real value to our customers by working at scale, creating the synergies and innovation that ultimately drives improved patient outcomes and makes commissioning resources work harder.

Our cornerstones are quality, value, innovation and complete customer focus.

Finance Assistant (Graduate Trainee)

Arden & GEM CSU’s Corporate Finance department is looking for a Graduate Trainee to join our team based at Birch House in Mansfield. This is a training programme where you will complete the Level 7 apprenticeship and is a fixed-term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship with the opportunity for a substantive post if you successfully complete the programme.

This is a chance to establish and develop your career in an enthusiastic, fast-moving environment where both your personal and professional skills will be used to the full.

Initially reporting to a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be working with colleagues within Corporate Finance and AGEM Services. You will be supporting the Senior Finance Business Partner on a wide range of financial management activities such as month end accounts preparation, business forecasting and financial planning and analysis.

You will be a self-motivated Graduate with a desire to gain a professional accounting qualification (CIMA) and a strong interest in making innovative use of your skills to support the development of services.

Good IT skills, attention to detail and an ambition to gain experience alongside study will be essential. The ability to manage and plan workload to challenging timescales is a must.

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

Please note: Your data will be transferred to Trac Recruitment Systems following your application as we manage all vacancies through this system. if you request us not to transfer your details, we will be unable to process your application.