Finance Apprentice

GREENMILL SUPPLY COMPANY LTD

Colchester, CO7 7QR

Closes in 16 days (Friday 31 January)

Posted on 8 January 2025

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Summary

This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual to complete a Level 2 Accounts/Finance Apprenticeship. You will be an essential part of our team. Supporting the finance department, Credit Manager, Financial Controller and wider business by completing key financial tasks, including preparing credit insurance claims and invoicing.

Annual wage
£21,000 a year

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Custom wage range from £21,000 - £22,000 annually. Salary review upon apprenticeship completion. Company-wide quarterly bonus scheme. Company Pension Scheme.

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.15pm with a one hour unpaid lunch.

38 hours 45 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 17 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

Day to day role responsibilities will include:

  • Preparation and issuing customer statements and resolving any queries
  • Support Credit Insurance claims preparation
  • Manage the opening of new customer accounts and process credit application forms
  • Internal resolution of billing queries
  • Daily invoicing to customers
  • Management of customer credit status by using external reporting tools
  • Account reconciliations
  • Purchase ledger invoice processing and credit card reconciliations

Where you’ll work

The Elms, Apex 12

Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh

Colchester

CO7 7QR

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

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

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

  • The apprentice will be working towards the Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship standard including the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
  • Classroom attendance at Colchester Institute (Colchester Campus) every other week

More training information

  • Colchester Institute have partnered with Mindful Education to deliver this apprenticeship through our Online and On Campus model

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

This position involves spending long periods working on a computer. More staff benefits include: 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays (rising with service to a maximum of 28 days after 2 years) and a Cycle to work scheme.

About this company

Greenmill is one of the UK’s leading wholesalers of Air Conditioning and Ventilation Install materials. Our aim is to provide world-class service by committing to our brand promise of supplying products: In Stock. On Site. On Time. We want everyone at Greenmill to succeed, and that’s why we will provide you with a 6-week training program to equip you with the many skills involved in the role. As a family run business, we believe our team culture is the secret to our year-on-year growth & success.

https://www.greenmillac.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Dress down Fridays. Spin The Wheel for those who win Employee of the month, anniversaries, birthdays, and completion of probation! Company events. Health & Wellbeing Programme through an Employee Assistance Programme. 1 day paid volunteer time off.

After this apprenticeship

  • Progress as a full time employee as Finance Assistant with a salary review upon completing apprenticeship
  • With opportunity to progress and develop through structured performance
  • Management and development plans

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

Colchester Institute - Apprenticeships Team

ci.apprenticeships@colchester.ac.uk

01206712043

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294719.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 31 January)

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