Apprentice Accounts Assistant

TIMELINE GIFTS LTD

FOLKESTONE, CT19 6PQ

Closes in 23 days (Tuesday 12 November)

Posted on 15 October 2024

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Summary

Swarm Training is working with TimeLine Gifts to help search for a Level 2 Accounts Assistant Apprentice. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse and exciting design and manufacturing company supplying products to the heritage, tourist and promotional industries.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Core working hours will be 37.5 hours per week from 9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 19 November

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

Full training will be given for the below:

  • Carrying out a stock take of the highest-value products and amending the stock and any subcomponents in the account’s software
  • Processing invoices and maintaining invoice documentation
  • Processing customer and supplier payments
  • Leading to working on the full Sales, Purchase and Finance Ledgers
  • Processing of bank reconciliations within agreed time scales
  • Examine data to identify transactional issues such as reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices
  • Processing and preparing financial statements

The following may be required but are not a pre-requisite for the job:

  • Responding to queries from customers via email or telephone with high-quality customer service and promptly

Where you’ll work

UNIT 2A BOWLES WELL GARDENS

DOVER ROAD

FOLKESTONE

CT19 6PQ

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

SWARM APPRENTICESHIPS C.I.C

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

    Training will be with us – Swarm Training, a national provider of apprenticeships throughout the UK. The successful candidate will work towards the Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant qualification, this apprenticeship will take 12 - 18 months to complete with assessments.

    The apprentice is required to complete a minimum of 6 hours per week during working hours, working towards achieving the qualification. A tutor will conduct training sessions once a month, where the apprentice will be allocated tasks to be completed during working hours.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade Grade B/6 or above)
    • Maths (grade Grade B/6 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
    • Number skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Interest in Accounting
    • Hardworking

    About this company

    About TimeLine Gifts The Ancestors Group was formed in 1992, the company has worked designing and manufacturing products on the premises over many years, with the help of their dedicated outworkers, for names such as Harrods, Hamleys, English Heritage, Historic Royal Palaces, Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Fluid Branding and many other famous clients both large and small. The business is located in an 11,000 sq. ft factory in Folkestone, Kent, where they now concentrate on research, design, development and manufacture of services and products for trade buyers. The Ancestors Group also casts in eco-friendly resin, with 20 different manufacturing processes spanning their factory, allowing for a huge variety of products.

    Company benefits

    20 days holiday plus bank holidays Team social events Supportive team environment Pay reviews Company Pension

    After this apprenticeship

    After successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is a full-time position available for the right candidate. Ongoing training will continue with the company and after the apprenticeship, should you stay on, you would be encouraged to work toward AAT and Chartered Accountant qualifications should you wish to – paid for by the company.

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    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SWARM APPRENTICESHIPS C.I.C

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282269.

    Apply now

    Closes in 23 days (Tuesday 12 November)

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