SUMMER INTERN – Purchase ledger

Windsor Forest Colleges group is looking for a Summer Intern – Purchase Ledger to join our Finance team based at Berkshire College of Agriculture on 37 hours per week, fixed-term contract till 29th August 2025,  Please note that this role pays £23,556.64 per annum which is equivalent to the National Living Wage of £12.21 per hour.

Summer Intern – Purchase Ledger

As an Intern in the Purchase Ledger team, you will play a vital role in managing the financial records of our college. Your responsibilities will primarily focus on maintaining accurate purchase ledger records, processing Supplier invoices, and outgoing payments in compliance with the college financial policies and procedures. You will work closely with the related stakeholders to ensure that suppliers are paid promptly and efficiently.

To be successful in this position you will need to have exceptional communication skills both written and verbal with the capability to adjust your tonality and language to suit stakeholders of many differing levels both across the College Group and externally.

The role involves extensive work both in Microsoft Excel and the Google Documents suite of software. As such, you are expected to have a good grasp of Data Recording, Data Organisation with filters and functions as well as the use of formulae including but not limited to Sum and Count. If you have any experience or familiarity with Open Accounts (Oa) then this is an advantage, but it is not essential to this position.

For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.

About Us

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Slough and Langley, Windsor, Strode’s-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead.  Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.

Our staff benefit from:

- Support roles enjoy 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- Career progression opportunities for ambitious staff

- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses

- Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes

- Free on-site parking at all sites

- Cycle to Work Scheme 

- Family friendly policies to support Work Life Balance

- On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria  

- Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at Slough and Langley College

Please be advised that the vacancy will close on Friday 16th May 2025.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis*

To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.

Please ensure you pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.

*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.