Accounts Apprentice

Summary

A position has become available for an apprentice in accounts, business administration and marketing. This is a varied role and would suit somebody who is looking to start their career in these areas.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30-4:30 (4pm finish on Fridays)
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 3 February
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

Accounts System Xero
Input supplier invoices onto Xero
Project job costing
Weekly payment of subcontractors – CIS scheme and CIS returns for 20-40 subcontractors
Salaried staff monthly pay roll – 6 nr
VAT returns
Cash flow management
Reconciling accounts
Managing bank and payments
Managing credit cards & loan repayment
Assistant managing director with strategic decisions
Managing company fleet vehicles – 7 nr
Producing management accounts
Managing company pension scheme

Future Prospects

Set up price book and purchasing ordering system with accounting software (currently done by spreadsheets)
Need to set up accounting system to manage construction invoices – retentions, cumulative payments etc.
Assist managing director with negotiating material prices with suppliers (current material spend £1 - £1.5 million pa)

Additional Duties

Assist with new subcontractor inductions
Assist contracts manager with health and safety administration
Marketing – social media, website, case studies
Human Resources – managing holidays, employment contracts etc.

Where you’ll work

UNIT 9

BAUBLOCK

BLACKBURN ROAD

SIMONSTONE

BB12 7FS

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

BURNLEY 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

Day-release training will take place at Burnley College on a weekly basis

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade A*-C/9-4)

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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Initiative

Other requirements

The candidate should live within an easily commutable distance from the office.

About this company

Profiwall Ltd, formed in 2014, provide plastering and drylining services to main contractors, delivering new build housing developments, care homes, educational buildings, offices and industrial units. A position has become available for an apprentice in accounts, business administration and marketing. This is a varied role and would suit somebody who is looking to start their career in these areas.

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

After this apprenticeship

Potential progression to a higher level apprenticeship dependent on successful completion of the Accounting Apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURNLEY COLLEGE

Themis Team

themis@burnley.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292497.

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Closes on Friday 31 January

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