Finance Assistant Apprentice

Summary

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to join Imago Venue's as a finance apprentice. You will provide support to the financial accountant and finance team whilst working towards your L2 AAT qualification.

Annual wage: £23,484 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 4 November
Duration: 1 Year 4 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

Maintain a proactive and timely credit control function
Chase customers for payment via telephone and email
Producing aged debtor reports, issuing statements and sorting any queries as required
Processing of account application forms and credit checking using an online reference agency
Assist with ongoing credit risk reviews
Attend weekly debtors and creditors meetings
Cash management
Active credit control duties and monitor debtor function
Reconciliation of company bank accounts & balance sheet control accounts
Input of manual sales journals
Inputting of deposits received
Providing support on purchase ledger including data input
Checking and responding to telephone/email queries
General administrative duties e.g. scanning and filing
Raise sales invoices and credit notes
Maintain orders on the procurement system and deal with queries

Where you’ll work

Imago Venues

Burleigh Court Hotel

Loughborough University

Loughborough

LE11 3TU

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

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

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.

Your training plan

Qualification:

Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard in Accounts or Finance Assistant
Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting

Delivery Method:

Day release at Loughborough College
Trainer/Assessor visits in the workplace

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (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
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Team working

Other requirements

Additional training to take place at Loughborough College to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours in accordance to this apprenticeship. Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this company

Based at Loughborough University Campus, our brand portfolio includes: • Burleigh Court Hotel and Conference Centre • Holywell Park Day Conference Centre • The Link Hotel • The Elite Athlete Centre and Hotel • Loughborough University Nursery Every year we host over 52,000 delegates from around the world; we service over 90,000 bedrooms; we serve over 200,000 meals; we take over £20 million in enquiries. We win multiple awards for excellence in customer service, business tourism and people management. We achieve this by putting our guests at the heart of everything we do. Beyond that, we’re trying to make Imago Venues a fabulous place to work. We care about our people and we’re kind to each other. We’re ambitious, ethical, sustainable and, most importantly, we’re accountable.

https://www.imagovenues.co.uk/jobs/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Group personal pension scheme with life assurance cover Free parking Birthday Leave Free hot meal Use of gym and pool at Burleigh Springs Leisure Club with discounted products and treatments Access to 24/7 EAP Discounts on hotel accommodation

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Permanent position and future development opportunities.

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