Accounts Assistant Apprentice

ERC ACCOUNTANTS AND BUSINESS ADVISORS LIMITED

LIVERPOOL, L1 3DN

Closes in 23 days (Friday 15 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 October 2024

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Summary

ERC Chartered Accountants are looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant Apprentice to join the team and support with various accounting tasks. As an Apprentice, you will work towards your Level 2 Accounts Assistant (AAT) apprenticeship qualification, attending Wirral Met College on a day release format to achieve this.

Annual wage
£11,648 to £20,820.80 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 16 November

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Booking in jobs (setting up accounts files, logging records received and identifying missing information)
  • Requesting and chasing information from clients in respect of accounts, VAT and bookkeeping work (using email and telephone)
  • Accounts preparation for non-audit clients (Limited companies, Sole traders, Partnerships and LLP's)
  • Production of accounts on Taxcalc from both manual and computerised records
  • Preparing accounts working papers and producing a file for manager review
  • Completing VAT returns
  • Undertaking bookkeeping work within the practice using Xero
  • General office duties

Where you’ll work

11-13 HANOVER STREET

LIVERPOOL

L1 3DN

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

WIRRAL METROPOLITAN 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 or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard, including:

    • AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting Level 2
    • Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours
    • End-Point Assessment

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (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

    • Communication skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Number skills
    • Team working
    • Time management

    About this company

    As the leading Accountant Liverpool has, with over 40 years’ experience, ERC Chartered Accountants have an extensive services range from traditional accountancy and tax services, to profit improvement and strategic tax planning.

    https://www.erconline.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Possibility of a full-time position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    WIRRAL METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283300.

    Apply now

    Closes in 23 days (Friday 15 November at 11:59pm)

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