Level 3 Finance/Accounts Assistant Apprentice

GREEN VALLEY ARBORISTS LIMITED

HALIFAX, HX4 8PU

Closes in 9 days (Monday 30 September)

Posted on 16 August 2024

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Summary

The vacancy is for a finance/accounts assistant to provide support to the finance manager as the business continues to flourish. The Apprentice will support with a range of administrative duties spanning across the whole Finance function. Working in this role will provide a good grounding in Finance and Accountancy procedures.

Annual wage
£17,264 a year

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The wage depends on existing knowledge and experience of the successful applicant .

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
5 days a week, shifts to be confirmed – flexibility when required.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 October

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

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

  • Provide support with purchase ledger by sorting, processing and inputting invoices from Purchase Orders on to Sage 50.
  • Assist with supplier statement reconciliations, matching invoices to
  • Sage 50 and contacting suppliers for missing information.
  • Support the Finance Manager with ad-hoc duties relating to month end management accounts and year end final account production.
  • Weekly supplier payment runs using varying banking facilities.
  • Providing ad-hoc analysis on job performance and margin efficiency.
  • Support other members of the office team with ad-hoc administrative duties.
  • Send out customer statements and support bank reconciliations.
  • Understand the Company’s commitment to Health & Safety and ensure that policies, procedures and safe methods of work are always followed to safeguard colleagues and customers.

Where you’ll work

FAR TURBURY FARM

TURBURY LANE

GREETLAND

HALIFAX

HX4 8PU

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

CALDERDALE COLLEGE

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

    • Your training plan

    The successful candidate will work towards a level 3 assistant accountant qualification. Functional skills if required. 

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Maths and English (grade 4/C or above)

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • ICT (grade C/4 or above)

    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
    • Team working
    • Independence
    • Multi-tasking

    About this company

    We are an organisation that specialises providing fencing, vegetation management, landscape and ecology works for domestic and commercial clients throughout the north of England.

    After this apprenticeship

    Progression based on performance, experience and certificate completion. The ownership of technical data and submissions with a view to becoming an Assistant Management Accountant/Management Accountant in future.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    CALDERDALE COLLEGE

    Madeline Oxby

    madeline.oxby@calderdale.ac.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000271697.

    Apply now

    Closes in 9 days (Monday 30 September)

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