Finance Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Northern Skills are recruiting on the behalf of Intelect for a hardworking, positive learner to join there busy team as a finance assistant. The accounts apprentice will be responsible for supporting the wider team, and will report to the accounts manager.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 4:30pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 28 October
Duration: 1 Year 2 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

The accounts apprentice will be responsible for supporting the wider team, and will report to the accounts manager
They will liaise with customers and suppliers on a daily basis, and will process account records and tax returns
A competent phone manner would be advantageous to enable the candidate to deal with regular telephone calls. They will also support with bookkeeping and will use platforms such as Sage daily

Where you’ll work

Stephenson House Intelect Court

Riverside Park

Middlesbrough

TS2 1QT

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

MIDDLESBROUGH 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

Level 2 Accounts and Finance Assistant
Day release one day per week
Middlesbrough College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

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

IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Ability to meet deadlines

Other requirements

This vacancy is to start immediately therefore you must be available to start before applying. All closing, interview and start dates are subject to change and may close early if sufficient applications are received. Please ensure you apply early to avoid disappointment. Northern Skills will check candidates' eligibility prior to any interviews.

About this company

Since 1998, apprenticeships have been the building blocks of the Intelect workforce, and have continued to be for the past 25 years as we have grown and progressed as a business. When it comes to apprenticeships, Intelect’s ethos has always been ‘train to retain’, and as such, we are now renowned for our award-winning program, gaining both local and national recognition and ranking 27th in the government’s Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers.

After this apprenticeship

Depending on the circumstances of the business upon completion of the apprenticeship programme there could be a potential position of employment available.

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