Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Chipchase Manners is a firm of Accountants and Tax Consultants offering accounts preparation, audit, taxation and business advisory and support services to a wide range of businesses and individuals. They are looking for a hardworking, motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join their team as an accounts apprentice.

Annual wage: £11,648 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. Lunch: 1.00pm - 2.00pm.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 18 December
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

You will have a vaired workload including:

Preparation of Accounts
Assisting with tax return preparation
VAT compliance work
Assisting colleagues with client administration
Basic book-keeping for businesses

Where you’ll work

384 LINTHORPE ROAD

MIDDLESBROUGH

TS5 6HA

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

MIDDLESBROUGH 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.
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 work towards AAT Level 2
Day release at Middlesbrough College
On the job training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4 or above)
Maths (grade 4 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Good telephone manner
Good written English skills

About this company

Chipchase Manners is a firm of Chartered Accountants and Tax Consultants with offices located in Middlesbrough and Richmond, North Yorkshire offering accounts preparation, audit, taxation and business advisory and support services to a wide range of businesses and individuals. At Chipchase Manners we work hard to get to know you in order to deliver timely, individual advice.

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

After this apprenticeship

Permanent role on completion depening on business needs.

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