Apprentice bookkeeping position

IMPERIAL CARRIAGES LTD

67 Butts Green Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2JS

Closes in 14 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 November 2024


Summary

Book keeping and data inputting training will be provided.

Annual wage
£12,528 a year

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm - flexible times within this range.

36 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 1 December

Duration

2 years 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

·        Purchase and sales ledger using sage 50

·        Monitoring paypal/ebay and ensuring purchases are allocated to car reg nos

·        Data Input on Dragon 2000 (knowledge useful but not essential)

·        Bank reconciliation                                                                  

·        Credit card collate receipts/enter and reconciliation ensuring correct purchases are allocated to car reg nos

·        Entering bank payments

·        Taking cars off insurance once sold

·        Reconciliation of Santander stocking account

Where you’ll work

67 Butts Green Road, Hornchurch

RM11 2JS

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

SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

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.
  • 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

Training will be with online, delivered at employer address, no need to attend college.

More training information

  • L3 Assistant accountant Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths and English (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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

Employer information – tell us about your organisation This will allow the candidate to know a bit more about you and what they can expect when working with you if successful. We are a family run car dealership based over two Essex locations, Hornchurch and Chelmsford. Our accounts / bookkeeping team is made up of 3 people based at our Hornchurch office where the training / apprenticeship will take place.

After this apprenticeship

Possible full time / part time employment offered after successful completion of the apprenticeship.

 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Diane Ridgley

diane.ridgley@southessex.ac.uk

0755701273

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284702.

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Closes in 14 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

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