Apprentice Accounts Assistant

Summary

The Apprentice Accounts Assistant will be responsible for overseeing various financial activities within the organisation. As an Apprentice Accounts Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the Finance Manager, in the day to day running of the accounts department.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: 08.30 - 16.30, Monday - Friday.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 1 January
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

Weekly Private Invoices: Prepare and issue private invoices on a weekly basis to ensure timely billing and revenue recognition.
Local Authority Invoices: Manage and process local authority invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance, on a weekly to monthly basis.
KPI Tracker Updates: Update and maintain the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) tracker with weekly income data, ensuring that all figures are accurate and up-to-date.
Xero Maintenance: Maintain and monitor the Xero accounting software, ensuring that all transactions are recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
Provider Return: Prepare and submit necessary provider returns, complying with all relevant guidelines and deadlines.
Payroll Preparation: Assist in preparing payroll, ensuring that all employee hours, deductions, and benefits are accurately calculated and reported.
Cash Flow Maintenance: Monitor and maintain the organisation’s cash flow, providing regular updates to management and identifying potential issues proactively.
Payment Processing:
Manage the processing of payments to suppliers and vendors, ensuring all obligations are met within agreed timeframes.
Month-End Process Assistance: Assist within the month-end process, including posting month-end journals.
Month-End Management Reports: Assist with the preparation and presentation of month-end management
Sales and Purchase Ledgers: Maintain Sales and Purchase Ledgers and collaborate with other functional roles as necessary.
Supplier Creation: Manage the creation of new suppliers following the approved process.
Company Credit Card Processing: Handle company credit card transactions and ensure proper documentation.
Ad-Hoc Finance Duties: Undertake any further ad-hoc finance duties as required.

Where you’ll work

RADFORD HOUSE

STAFFORD PARK 7

TELFORD

TF3 3BQ

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

SBC TRAINING LIMITED

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

Apprentice accounts assistant level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Following enrolment, learners engage in a blended programme of training and support that will include attendance at group training sessions, self-directed learning, email and face-to-face support from their trainer / assessor where you will be working towards the AAT Level 3 Certificate in Accounting as well as a programme of training devised by the employer.

Functional Skills in mathematics and English. These provide practical skills to help gain the most out of work, education and everyday life and are assessed by the completion of written and on-line tests
Following enrolment, learners engage in a blended programme of training and support that will include attendance at group training sessions, self-directed learning, email and face-to-face support from their trainer / assessor as well as a programme of training devised by the employer.

Requirements

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

Number skills
Initiative
Enthusiastic
Motivated
Friendly

About this company

Sentinel Care Services is a dynamic and growing domiciliary healthcare organisation committed to delivering exceptional services to our clients.

Company benefits

• Growth-oriented company with a focus on your development journey through regular feedback and discussions. • Open and welcoming corporate culture globally. • Onsite car parking, bicycle storage, and convenient public transport links.

After this apprenticeship

A full-rounded overview of the finance process within a fast-paced, domiciliary healthcare business. A full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship and the possibility for further personal and professional growth and development.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SBC TRAINING LIMITED

Colin Preece

colin.preece@sbc-training.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286526.

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