Audit Assistant Apprenticeship

Summary

Apply for our Audit Assistant apprenticeship, which offers an opportunity to develop valuable skills, enjoy challenging hands-on experience and learn from exceptional people, all while you work towards gaining the AAT qualification and earning a full-time salary.

Annual wage: £17,000 a year
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Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday (flexible start and finish times to be confirmed).
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 2

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

As an Audit Assistant, you will work alongside our Audit Executives and Audit Seniors on key and mid-tier accounts across a range of sectors, including owner-managed businesses in the corporate space, not-for-profit, pension schemes and solicitors to name a few. The position will be in a client-facing role through which you will establish strong relationships with business owners across the region.

Support will also be provided by our experienced management team, together with having a buddy in the form of a member of our existing team, who you can lean on for any additional support you may need as you settle into your role
Supporting the delivery of assignments through undertaking audit fieldwork both at client premises and in the office
Successfully communicating with the client throughout the audit, including systems understanding and for general queries relating to the testing being undertaken
Attendance at stock takes
Highlighting areas of risk or significance for the Senior or Executive to review
Responding to review points and clearing them as and when required
Collaborating with all team members and those within the wider business
Extracting information from the client’s accounting system and obtaining supporting documents as required
Preparation of accounts on Iris (including those under FRS102 and 1A)
Completing audit programmes
Building relationships with the client (and their team) and acting as an ambassador for the business. You will be expected to professionally represent the firm and its interests in dealings with clients and other professionals

Where you’ll work

Equinox House

Clifton Park

Shipton Road

York

YO30 5PA

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

FIRST INTUITION LEEDS 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

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.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

x5 GCSEs (grade Grade 5 or above)
x3 A-Levels Required (Grades can be predeicted) (grade Minimum B, B, C grade A levels)

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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Excel/Outlook Skills

About this company

Fortus is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim - to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing - we’re supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them to make courageous decisions to grow their businesses and we’re doing the same with ours. How? By changing the world of accountancy and business advice. We know that a single specialty of accountancy is not what business leaders need. We’re business advisors and we’re building a team of independently minded, talented people with a diverse range of skills and backgrounds to meet our client’s needs, both commercially and culturally.

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Company benefits

• 22 days holiday + birthday day off + standard bank holidays • Health cash plan • Employee Assistance Programme • Group Life Assurance x 3 • Pension salary sacrifice • Regular social events • Parking

After this apprenticeship

Full study support & a career pathway to qualification.

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