Assistant Accounts Apprentice - Level 2 – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

You will be joining a friendly, welcoming and relaxed environment which is home to the largest selection of branded promotional products in the UK! This is the perfect opportunity to kick-start your career in accounting, and you may even get merchandise from the suppliers

Wage

£12,480 a year

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Pay increase to £7.55 from April 2025

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 3 March

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

Check for payments that are coming into the company accounts.
Check invoices and cross check against system to make sure they match- check for discrepancies
Excel, working and recording payments, expenses and checking invoices
Liaising with suppliers, checking payments and remittances
Dealing with deliveries and post out with a courier
Ad hoc administrative tasks, supporting the credit control function
Managing refunds - when trained
Emptying bins
Dealing with the directors expenses (Personal and business/company)
Tasks that need Xero (sending and publishing invoices via Xero.)
Dealing with supplier forms etc.

Where you’ll work

Unit E3, Leicester Business Centre

111 Ross Walk

Leicester

LE4 5HH

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

E-CAREERS EDUCATION LIMITED

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

Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

Level 2 AAT qualification
All training is undertaken online, through a combination of self-paced eLearning and live online classes
Functional skills in English and maths, if required

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade C/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
Attention to detail
Number skills
Patience
Self-motivated
Manage with dips in workload

Other requirements

- UK Residency (MUST have lived in the UK for 3 years+) - Some office/admin experience (Desired) - Apprenticeships are very demanding; you’re working towards a qualification whilst working full time! You’ll need to be committed and motivated as there is lots of self-guided work involved. - Are you happy with the role, company, and qualification? - Can you commit to the timeframe? - Have you considered how you will travel to the location & the time this will take? - Do you meet the eligibility criteria? (GCSE Maths & English 4 or above & UK Residency) - Can you start immediately, or do you have other commitments such as education or work?

About this company

The Branded Company have a fresh approach to branded merchandise sourcing and are creating a new standard that is the easiest, fastest and least expensive way to buy promotional products that are delivered on time. The Branded Company, an experience that will make printed promotional products, quick, affordable and most importantly…simple!

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

Company benefits

On-site parking and Christmas Shutdown

After this apprenticeship

You could progress into a Finance Assistant (with an increase in salary!) or consider other options

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