Contract: Two-year fixed term contract, full time (35 hours per week)

Salary/Benefits: £31,000-£33,000- annum (dependent on experience), plus a comprehensive employee benefits package

Location: London WC2B 5PH

Job Summary 

Are you keen to pursue a career in Finance? Then come and be part of our team at LFS, as an Apprentice Finance Administrator. Our post-graduate school is the oldest film school in the UK, known for its innovative and creative approach to teaching.

We will support you to achieve a Level 4 Professional Accounting Technician qualification, while you have the opportunity to be a part of a dynamic and exciting environment that celebrates and nurtures the art of filmmaking.

Working closely with the other members of our small and friendly Finance team, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely payment of both supplier invoices and employee expenses, supporting the ‘Purchase to Pay’ process and championing adherence to financial compliance. The successful candidate will be the primary contact for any queries on payables and receivables, with the confidence to communicate effectively with non-financial staff at all levels of the organisation. You will be responsible for the efficient and effective collection, monitoring of all fee income to the School, while having the opportunity to contribute to the improvement of existing processes.

Key responsibilities: 

Purchase Ledger

• Processing of supplier invoices, staff expenses and student production allowances as well as processing the weekly payment run.

• Managing the Purchase Order system to ensure accurate coding, narrative and timely processing.

• Manage the Accounts Payable mailbox

• Assist student in prop hire for productions and reconciliation

• Review credit card statements to ensure correct receipts, relevant supporting documentation and correct coding, as well as the monthly reconciliation thereof.

• Set up new supplier and update existing accounts with full audit trail.

Income

• Set up new student accounts

• Accurately process the receipts from students (via Flywire)

• Correctly allocate income received to customer accounts and update the School’s online payment portal

• Allocate student deposits and liaise with the Registry department to update student payment profiles

Other

• Process and scrutinise data to verify any discrepancies

• Support the month end process

The successful candidate will be educated to GCSE grade B/6 in Maths and English, or equivalent, and should hold an AAT Level 3 qualification, with excellent IT skills (SharePoint, MS Office suite). You will be aged 22+ (this is a stipulation of the BT Apprenticeship levy transfer scheme, of which LFS is a part). The appointee will have worked effectively in a similar role withing a Finance department, and have Sales and Purchase Ledger experience, with the ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date data, as well as analyse and present this information in a user-friendly manner. The ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organisation and a willingness to learn are essential.

If you have a desire to gain hands-on experience in a broad range of financial responsibilities, we want to hear from you! You will be joining our two other apprentices at London Film School who work in our HR and IT departments.

We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment and a highly competitive staff benefits package including 30 days leave per annum (pro rata for part-time staff), employer matched contributory pension scheme (4%), season ticket and hardship loan schemes, up to 18 days professional development leave per academic year (pro rata for part-time staff), cycle to work scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme and a suite of family-friendly policies.

Further information & how to apply

Please visit our website www.lfs.org.uk/jobs where you can download a copy of the job description and an equalities monitoring form. To apply, email your CV, together with a supporting statement outlining how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role, plus the completed equalities monitoring form, to recruitment@lfs.org.uk by 9am on 1^st October 2025. Priority for shortlisting will be given to residents of the London Borough of Camden, so if you are a Camden resident, please indicate this clearly in your supporting statement.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you. We offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability, who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Applicants must be able to provide proof of their ongoing right to live and work in the UK. It is a condition of any offer of work for the School, which we may make to you, that you have, or gain, permission to work in the UK. By law, you will not be able to start working for us until you are able to provide evidence that this permission has been granted.

LFS is an equal opportunities employer.  Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we especially encourage applications from people who identify as disabled and/or identify as LGBTQIA, black, Asian or are from minority ethnic backgrounds as these groups are under-represented at all levels of staff at LFS.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this advert as soon as sufficient applications are received, therefore candidates are advised to submit their application as soon as possible.

London Film School is celebrated for its commitment to film, innovation and creative freedom, and its reputation for teaching excellence and practical learning. In 2022 London Film School was awarded World-Leading Specialist Provider status by the Office for Students.