Accounts Apprentice

PARAGON ELEVATORS LIMITED

Hull, HU12 9EF

Closes in 7 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 August 2024


Summary

Paragon UK have a vacancy for an Accounts Apprentice to work within their busy finance department. This opportunity will lead to progression for the right candidate.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8am until 5pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 9 December

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Filing paperwork to Clik software
  • Ledgering and filing
  • Use of accounting software and client software
  • To provide support to colleagues and team members
  • Administrative tasks such as answering client calls and archiving

Where you’ll work

Florida

Ellifoot Lane, Burstwick

Hull

HU12 9EF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Your training plan

Level 2 Finance/Accounts Assistant  Apprenticeship Standard:

  • One-to-one Tutor Assessor support in the workplace working towards Assistant Accountant Level 2 (AAT Level 2 qualification is included in this Standard)
  • Functional Skills if required

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English and Maths (grade GCSE - grades 4/C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

Paragon is a newly formed company with the aim to be a UK leading brand in repairing, installing and maintaining lifts and escalators. Paragon also have a large variety of other services in which we can help in this includes Escalator cleaning, Plumbing, Blinds, and Specialist Emergency Services.

https://paragonelevators.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Excellent prospects for the right candidate, with the possibility to progress onto level 3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING LIMITED

Julie Curtis

julie@mcarthurdean.co.uk

01482 210093

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000269672.

Apply now

Closes in 7 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)

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