Apprentice Assistant Accountant

Summary

Hammond & Co (UK) Limited Limited is seeking an apprentice who is dedicated and has a real interest in finances to join their wonderful team. The successful candidate will enrol onto a Level 2 Accounts/Finance Assistant apprenticeship. This is a great opportunity to build a career with a growing company who value their staff and their development.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm. Friday 8am – 4pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 14 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

Understanding legislation surrounding tax
Dealing with queries from clients and HMRC
Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records for a selection of our clients
Bank reconciliations
Building working relationships with our clients
Monitoring client compliance
Supporting the bookkeeping and accounts department to gather information from clients in a timely manner
Preparing financial statements showing business income and expenditure

Where you’ll work

36 CHESTERFIELD ROAD

MARKET STREET

CHESTERFIELD

S43 3UT

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

APPRENTICE TEAM LTD

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 schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9 to 4 (A* to C))
Maths (grade 9 to 4 (A* to C))

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
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Hammond & Co is an accounting firm in Chesterfield that helps small businesses with taxes, payroll, bookkeeping, and more. They also provide advice on growing your business and staying compliant with HMRC. They focus on clear pricing and making things simple using tools like Xero and QuickBooks.

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

After this apprenticeship

Possible progression onto further employment within the business and onto higher apprenticeships

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

APPRENTICE TEAM LTD

Tavonga Jangwa

tavonga.jangwa@apprenticeteam.co.uk

01246 278931

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290795.

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Closes in 22 days (Monday 13 January)

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