Apprentice Finance Assistant

VERDANT LEISURE LIMITED

Lancaster, LA1 3SW

Closes in 12 days (Friday 31 January)

Posted on 10 January 2025


Summary

Get involved by joining our team and helping make our customers’ holiday dreams come true. An excellent opportunity if you love holidays, have a knack for numbers, and want to develop your financial knowledge and skills by studying for the AAT qualification in an environment that will give you exposure to a range of financial & accounting tasks.

Annual wage
£12,480 to £22,308 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday Shifts to be disclosed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Saturday 1 February

Duration

1 year 3 months

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

Typical duties and responsibilities include:
• Ensure sales invoices are raised and posted accurately and in a timely manner
• Assist with maintaining the customer ledger and reviewing aged debtors
• Process credit card statements and reconcile the credit card account
• Prepare the monthly bank and cash reconciliation for review by the Financial Controller
• Supporting the wider Finance team as required

Where you’ll work

10 Mannin Way Lancaster Business Park

Lancaster

LA1 3SW

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

LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE COLLEGE

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

Level 3 Accountancy Apprenticeship Standard:
Relevant training will be provided through Lancaster and Morecambe College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Other in:

  • Accountancy (grade L2)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working

About this company

Verdant Leisure is a bespoke holiday park operator offering self-catering holidays as well as caravans and lodges for sale across Scotland, Northern England and North Devon. We offer a wide range of holiday options to suit all budgets, whether you want to buy or rent a holiday home or caravan.

After this apprenticeship

There will be future opportunities for a successful applicant to continue the apprenticeship with Verdant Leisure into Level 4 and then further opportunities for progression.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE COLLEGE

Charlie Helme

c.helme@lmc.ac.uk

01524 521483

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000295725.

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Closes in 12 days (Friday 31 January)

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