Accounts Apprentice

Summary

Assisting with day to day accounting duties of the business. Varied role with lots of opportunity to learn, develop and enhance your skills. Level 3 apprenticeship.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 1 November
Duration: 1 Year 3 Months
Positions available: 2

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

Supporting the accounts team with day to day tasks
Chasing debts over the phone
Answering customer queries about their accounts

Where you’ll work

BRADLEY HOUSE

BRADLEY ROAD

STOURBRIDGE

WEST MIDLANDS

DY8 1UZ

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

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

It is important you are confident with speaking to people over the phone.

About this company

Our ethos is simple, we offer a range of to go Fairtrade hot drinks in convenience stores and hospitality sites. We are the first to go station that can offer both dairy and non dairy options in the one station. Our coffee is based on a blend of arabica and Robusta beans, a nice smooth blend that packs a punch. Our chocolate is a special blend of Belgium cocoa, comfort in a cup. The tea, old-fashioned, freshly brewed leaf tea and strong like builders. Our cups are like our stations, both green in colour but also green in nature, all our cups are recyclable, compostable, PE and PLA free. looking after our planet one coffee cup at a time.

http://www.mycoffeestation.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The opportunity to progress in a growing business and make an impact on the future of the business and its growth.

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