Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship

Summary

Apply for our Accounts Assistant apprenticeship offering an opportunity to develop valuable skills, enjoy a 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 hrs per day, Monday to Friday (flexible start and finish times) Shifts TBC.
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

Through our in-house Academy you will receive extensive ongoing technical training and support, which will provide you with an understanding of not only how to prepare bookkeeping, VAT returns and tax computations but also how these elements form an important part of the service we provide to our clients.

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.

Responsibilities:

Supporting on a portfolio of clients throughout the year; managing timetables/expectations, anticipating costs, raising fee invoices
Preparation of year end and management accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies (including those under FRS102, 1A and 105)
Preparation of bookkeeping and VAT Returns
Assisting in the preparation of tax computations
Utilising and promoting the use of cloud technology within our client base including the conversion of existing clients
Preparing client deliverables and acting as an ambassador for the business
Assisting the team through the preparation of annual returns and regularly reviewing filing deadlines
Work with other service lines to the benefit of the client including referring opportunities where relevant and minimising risk (to both the business and the client)
Responsible for dealing with ad-hoc enquiries and provision of other accounts, tax and office support as required

Where you’ll work

Equinox House

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

Assistant accountant L3 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

x5 GCSEs (grade Grade 5 or above)
x 3 A Levels (Predicted Grades can be included) (grade Minimum B, B, C grade)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
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 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 speciality 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.

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

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 throughout qualification, and a career pathway to qualification.

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