Assistant Accountant Apprentice

Summary

27 month, L2 & L3 Apprentice in Finance, working for a leading NE College which is a £50m+ organisation with nearly 1000 employees. Day release provided to study AAT, working in a busy Finance Department providing experience in AP, AR, Cashbook/Treasury, and Management Accounts.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday-Friday (Typically 9:00am – 5:00pm) but flexible around agreed start and finish times for core hours.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 30 September
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

The working experiences will typically mirror and compliment the successful candidates study program through AAT.

Within the first year, studying for AAT - L2 the apprentices will actively be involved in supporting the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions. They will deal directly with suppliers and customers by various communication methods (email, phone calls, MS Teams calls etc) resolving Queries and ensuring accuracy and timeliness of document input.

Within the second year, studying AAT – L3, they will progress to supporting the management accounts function in month-end closure and accounts reporting preparation, investigation work and reconciliation and control work.

Assist with the delivery of financial information to internal stakeholders ie cost centre and business managers.

Use digital systems including financial software applications to provide accurate and timely reports.

Where you’ll work

Bede Centre

Durham Road

Sunderland

Tyne & Wear

SR3 4AH

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

CITY OF SUNDERLAND 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

Candidates must have L2 English and Maths to be considered. They will achieve a L2 in the first year and L3 in the second year.

This is an Accounting Diploma via Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and L3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship. (AAT)

As both an employer and also a leading NE training provider, AAT training will be day release at the main training campus (Bede – Sunderland) which is also the main employment site for the Finance department.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9-4 or A*-C)
Maths (grade 9-4 or A*-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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Education Partnership North East is a substantial multi-award-winning regional college group including Northumberland College, Sunderland College and Hartlepool Sixth Form.

https://sunderlandcollege.ac.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Working within a department of over 20 finance professionals, there are usually opportunities for progression from apprenticeship to mainstream permanent positions.

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