Purchase Ledger / Office Administrator Apprentice

GREENFIELD REMOVALS LIMITED

EUXTON, PR7 6TE

Closes in 5 days (Friday 10 January at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 December 2024


Summary

Purchase Ledger Clerk and Office Administrator to work with and report to the Finance director and help with the day to day office administration reporting to the office manager. Working in a small team covering a wide range of accounting / office duties to expand their skill set.

Annual wage
£11,648 a year

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Potential pay increase after probation period

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday-Friday between the hours of 8.30am and 4.30am – 1 hour lunch break Includes 1 day at college per week day release.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 27 January

Duration

1 year

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

  • Processing purchase invoices
  • Supplier statement reconciliations
  • Ability to resolve purchase ledger queries
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Process expenses
  • Answering calls and correspondences
  • Taking care of administrative tasks, such as correspondence, filing and printing
  • Maintaining accurate information for compliance purposes
  • Undertake additional ad hoc duties as needed

 

The person must have the below

  • Attention to detail is essential
  • Great communication skills and confident on the phone
  • Experienced using Microsoft Excel and word
  • Able to work in a fast paced environment
  • Team player with a confident personality

Where you’ll work

UNIT 30

CHORLEY BUSINESS & TECHNOLOG

EAST TERRACE EUXTON LANE

EUXTON

PR7 6TE

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

WIGAN AND LEIGH 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

  • Training will be with Wigan and Leigh College
  • 1 day in College 4 days with the employer 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Math (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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Office based

About this company

We are an asbestos removals firm based in Euxton. We are growing year on year hence the need for a new apprentice to join our friendly team.

After this apprenticeship

  • As the business grows the individual will grow with it

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE

Gabriella

g.may@wigan-leigh.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000289731.

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Closes in 5 days (Friday 10 January at 11:59pm)

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