Apprentice Bookkeeping & VAT assistant

ACCOUNTING 4 EVERYTHING SW LIMITED

Paignton, TQ4 5BW

Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 13 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 16 October 2024

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Summary

A great opportunity to start to your career in Accountancy. You will support managers and other senior staff in providing a range of accountancy services to our clients. You will gain the experience and knowledge to progress through AAT qualifications.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) 8.30 am - 4.30 pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 27 November

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

As an apprentice bookkeeping and VAT assistant you will work as part of a team assisting with clients’ accounting needs.

This position involves a number of different aspects including:

  • Preparing financial statements for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders
  • Preparing tax computations
  • Providing bookkeeping services
  • Preparation of VAT returns
  • Filing Companies House and HM Revenue & Customs documents on client's behalf
  • Data entry for the weekly and monthly client payrolls
  • Processing purchase ledger invoices
  • Supplier payments
  • Reconciling suppler statements
  • Maintaining supplier records
  • Sales invoicing
  • General admin, including a lot of ad-hoc duties, assisting the owners in both administration, finance and other duties, getting to really know the business, including
  • Providing occasional cover on the telephone support

Assignments will be undertaken both in the office and at client's premises. Apprentices will have support and on the job training from managers and other senior staff.

Where you’ll work

13 Hyde Road

Paignton

TQ4 5BW

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

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

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

    You will undertake the “Accounts or Finance Assistant” Apprenticeship (an Advanced Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.

    You will spend four days a week in the office and/or at clients premises and one day a week studying. 

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • A minimum of 5 subjects including English & Maths (grade 9 - 4 (A* - C))

    Desirable qualifications

    A Level in:

    • 2 subjects (grade 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

    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Number skills
    • Team working

    About this company

    “All businesses need to change, grow and constantly respond to the market around them” There are times when you can do this internally and times when it helps to have someone from the outside looking in to give you a broader perspective and an objective view. Accounting 4 Everything’s business services team can be that voice. Our advice is based on knowledge, experience and an understanding of the unique challenges facing owner-managed businesses. In addition to helping owners grow their enterprise, we will assist in the development, expansion and management of the business, also providing advice on personal financial issues.

    https://www.accounting4everything.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    It is expected that you will stay with the company following successful completion of your apprenticeship to undertake further qualifications and increase your responsibility in the office.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

    Ruth

    ruth@accountancylearning.ac.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282500.

    Apply now

    Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 13 November at 11:59pm)

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