Accountant Apprentice (Monmouth Coffee Company Limited)

MONMOUTH COFFEE CO. LTD.

LONDON, SE16 4RA

Closes on Sunday 8 December

Posted on 24 October 2024


Summary

We are looking for an Apprentice Accountant to join our finance team. This is an exciting role working for a medium sized coffee roaster, wholesaler and retailer and it includes an 18-month Level 4 ACCA apprenticeship. On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be able to apply for the ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business.

Annual wage
£25,000 a year

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Annual Salary: £25,000-£28,000

Training course
Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

42 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 9 February

Duration

1 year 6 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

Our small team is currently comprised of the Finance Director and the Accountant so the job will include a wide range of accounting and book-keeping tasks.

Skills and Attributes:

  • A desire to enter a career in finance and accounting, with a commitment to achieving the ACCA Diploma.
  • An enthusiasm for working in the coffee industry at a medium sized company.
  • Attention to detail and a drive for accuracy.
  • A will to learn on the job (a basic knowledge of Excel would be an advantage)

Position Responsibilities (4 days per week).

  • Downloading bank statements and posting cash receipts from customers.
  • Assisting with the posting of retail sales from our tills to Sage 200.
  • Assisting with credit control – sending out statements and liaising with customers.
  • Entering purchase orders and processing invoices on Sage 200.
  • Performing bank reconciliations.
  • Posting journals to the nominal ledger.
  • Attending stock counts when asked (these could occasionally be outside of regular hours).
  • Providing support to our 3 retail shops if needed – for example delivering equipment, helping with queries about cashing up Key.

Expectations during Development (1 day per week).

  • Gaining a full understanding of what the ACCA Level 4 Apprenticeship with BPP entails.
  • Using study time productively and attending all sessions. Study time will be supported by online learning resources, webinars, 1-2-1 coaching and face-to-face tutorials.
  • Showing a commitment to apply the knowledge gained in Development to work done on the job at Monmouth Coffee.
  • Successfully completing the 3 exams and 13 assessments required by the programme and gaining the ACCA Diploma.

Where you’ll work

UNIT 3

DISCOVERY BUSINESS P

ST JAMES'S ROAD

LONDON

SE16 4RA

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

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Your training course

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

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.

More training information

BPP’s Level 4 Professional Accounting or Taxation Technician Apprenticeship will help you learn how to apply your role within a business framework, understand the systems and processes used, as well as standard accounting and tax practices.

This course provides fundamental financial skills that can lead to a wide variety of roles, so is an excellent way to explore accounting and tax as a career.

A range of professional accountancy body options are available on the programme, so apprentices can work through official study papers alongside an apprenticeship to earn a recognised qualification.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade (A*-C/9-4 or equivalent))

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

  • Attention to detail
  • Desire to learn
  • Willingness to help out
  • Punctuality
  • Reliability
  • Excel and Word skills

About this company

Monmouth Coffee opened in 1978 roasting and retailing coffee from a small shop in Covent Garden with the aim of providing coffee with producer traceability and professional, knowledgeable, and welcoming service. 46 years later we still retail coffee from Covent Garden, and also have shops at Borough Market and Bermondsey. We buy nearly all of our coffee directly and have a bean counter that sees about 60 coffees in a year. We roast our coffee at our Head Office in Bermondsey which is also where our online shop, wholesale, packing, accounts, training and maintenance departments are based.

Company benefits

-Employer pension contribution 6% of gross salary -Employee medical plan -Cycle scheme -Free coffee each week with a discount on additional coffee/merchandise

After this apprenticeship

  • On completion of the apprenticeship there is the opportunity to continue developing as an accountant within the team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Nabila Lotfy

nabilalotfy@bpp.com

0203 834 2872

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283881.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 8 December

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