Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

A great opportunity has arisen within Accord-UK, Barnstaple for an Accounts Assistant Apprentice to join their team. The successful candidate will be offered training and study support to support the financial performance of the Operations site.

Wage: £13,937.30 a year
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Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 4.30pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch
35 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 24 February
Duration: 2 years
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

The role will be around analysing budgets, forecasting, working with other departments and teams, working to deadlines, prioritising and planning workloads etc.

During the period of the Apprenticeship work and responsibilities will be varied include a wide variety of Accounting roles and could include:

Accounts Payable support to include:

Sorting all invoices received daily and entering details onto the ERP system
Reconciling statements received to the supplier ledger to ensure data is complete
Processing expenses on company system, preparing reports for management use
Overview of preparing the monthly Intrastat and Deferment reports (legal requirement)
Overview of process weekly payments for suppliers
Overview of monthly management reports

Account Receivables support to include:

Cash collection. Contacting customers to ensure payment is received on time and helping to resolve any payment issues
Preparation of customer statements to show amounts owed and when payment is required
Allocating customer payments against their account balances

General Ledger support to include:

Creating and obsolescing business units
Preparing and entering journals for expenses, fleet and purchasing/Amex cards, prepayments, royalties/commissions
Reconciling the bank accounts
Managing petty cash
Raising cheques

Financial Planning and Analysis support to include:

Management reporting of sales and expenses
Product costing
Inventory control

Such other duties and responsibilities as may be required to meet business needs.

Where you’ll work

Whiddon Valley

Barnstaple

Devon

EX32 8NS

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

FIRST INTUITION LIMITED

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

Working towards a Level 3 Assistant accountant apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 to 9 (A* to C))
Maths (grade 4 to 9 (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
Team working
Adaptable
Commitment
Enthusiastic
Honesty and Integrity

About this company

As an apprentice, South West Apprenticeship Company Limited, the Flexi Job Agency (FJA) will employ the successful candidate on behalf of this employer. 99% of our apprentices gain full-time employment with their host organisation after completing their apprenticeship or they have progressed onto higher qualifications. The experience and knowledge you gain, plus the relationships you develop, make it easier to progress quickly.

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After this apprenticeship

It is expected (but not guaranteed) that on successful completion of the apprenticeship, the candidate will be offered a permanent contract with Accord-UK.

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