Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprentice

SANDWELL ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD

WEST MIDLANDS, B64 5HY

Closes in 21 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 September 2024

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Summary

An excellent opportunity to work in an established, family-run accountancy practice in the Black Country, with over 40 years’ experience. You will work in the accountancy department alongside senior accountants, supporting the team, whilst completing a Level 2 Accounts apprenticeship and having the opportunity to progress through all levels.

Annual wage
£12,812.80 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm with an hour for lunch at 12.00pm - 1.00pm.

38 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 21 October

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

Duties to include but not be limited to:

  • Credit control
  • Posting daily cash
  • Dealing with any invoice queries
  • Processing homes petty cash sheets
  • Completing bank reconciliations to help with month-end process
  • Processing weekly timesheets
  • Dealing with any payroll queries
  • Assisting with any HMRC/ pension queries
  • Actively identifies team workload problems and offers to support peers where appropriate
  • Other duties when required

Where you’ll work

OLDBANK BUILDING

UPPER HIGH STREET

CRADLEY HEATH

WEST MIDLANDS

B64 5HY

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

WALSALL 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

    • Accounts or Finance Assistant level 2 standard apprenticeship
    • 20% off-the-job training
    • Weekly half-day virtual learning
    • Functional skills if required

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade C or 4)
    • Maths (grade C or 4)

    Desirable qualifications

    A Level or equivalent in:

    • AAT/Accounting (grade Pass)

    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
    • Problem solving skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    About this company

    An established accountancy practice, based in the Black Country, providing services to clients nationwide. We offer a wide range of accounting services to businesses and private individuals, since 1973. As trusted local accountants, we provide our clients with a key contact to deal with all your queries and questions. We offer our clients a truly personal touch along with accurate, expert advice and a dedicated contact person who will always respond in a timely manner to your queries.

    https://www.sas-accounts.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    The opportunity to gain full time permanent employment and progress to other levels of AAT.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    WALSALL COLLEGE

    Jassi Kainth

    jkainth@walsallcollege.ac.uk

    01922 657087

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278154.

    Apply now

    Closes in 21 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)

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