Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprentice

Summary

This is a great opportunity to start to your career in Accountancy will cover a range of accounting and bookkeeping functions, including performing day to day bookkeeping transactions for clients and drafting their VAT returns. There is the potential to progress to further qualifications & membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians.

Wage

£13,741 to £22,222.20 a year

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Wage paid weekly.

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm - lunch 12.30pm to 1.30pm

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 April

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

A broad range of accounting and finance tasks will be undertaken providing experience across our activities. Tasks at some point would include:

• Data entry for the weekly and monthly client payrolls.
• Processing purchase Ledger invoices.
• Supplier payments.
• Reconciling suppler statements.
• Maintaining supplier records.
• Sales invoicing.
• Maintaining customer records.
• Processing company credit card statements.
• Processing staff expenses.
• Matching the bank feeds.
• Month-end journals.
• Understanding the various accounting software in use.
• General admin, including a lot of ad-hoc duties, assisting the owners in both administration, finance and other duties, getting to really know the business.

Where you’ll work

6 QUEEN STREET
LOSTWITHIEL
PL22 0AB

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

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

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

You will undertake the “Accounts / Finance Assistant” Apprenticeship (an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.
Assessment will be by an “End Point Assessment”, which will include the following two elements:

• A Structured Interview. This will consist of 10 questions asked by an AAT Independent Assessor. It will last 60 minutes and will be performed remotely via the AAT on-line video portal. The questions will allowing you to to display the knowledge and experience you have obtained over your apprenticeship.
• You will build a Portfolio of reflections and product evidence that will be used to support your answers to these 10 questions.

Successful completion of the AAT (Level 2) Foundation Certificate in Accounting is a mandatory element of the Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship. Your Apprenticeship will therefore include formal studies towards this qualification. It is anticipated that your apprenticeship duration will be for 15 months, although earlier completion is possible, provided the duration exceeds one year and a week.
You will receive support from both the employer, and the training provider, to complete and achieve your Apprenticeship and will be given time to study during the week on a day release basis. As you are working towards a professional qualification, it is also expected that you will continue your studies outside of normal office hours.
As you learn more in both the office and in your studies, your responsibilities and the variety of tasks you undertake are expected to increase.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

3 other subjects (grade 9-5 (A-C))
English (grade 9-5(A-C))
Maths (grade 9-5 (A-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

Attention to detail
Team working
Positive attitude
Accuracy
Highly Competent Excel skills
Strong customer service ethos

Other requirements

Position is based in our office in Lostwithiel. The town has good bus and rail links and a free car park. We are a very small team in a quiet office.

About this company

We offer a friendly, practical down to earth approach to accountancy that customers can understand and appreciate - that's the approach of this family run business. The practice is run by Lucy and Brian Smith and their staff of three, we have a loyal customer base from individuals to small and medium sized businesses who appreciate our no nonsense, no jargon approach. Peace of mind and professional expertise, without charging the earth is what's on offer. The customer always gets what they are looking for with a service tailored to meet their needs - on a weekly, monthly or annual basis. From new business start up advice, to VAT assistance, payroll, bookkeeping, year end accounts, self assessment tax returns and corporation tax, Lanhydrock Accountancy Practice covers every aspect of business and personal financial management. Whether you're starting up in businesses, would like some financial advice or need someone to take away some of the pressures of running your business Lanhydrock Accountancy Practice is there to answer your needs. Lanhydrock Accountancy Practice has been established since April 2000 offering services to the local business community. At Lanhydrock Accountancy Practice we feel strongly about providing the right level of professional service and protection. We therefore include as part of our service a "Fee Protection Scheme" which is provided by Taxwise. This covers the cost of responding to an handling any HMRC investigation. This service also includes complimentary access to employment law and Health and Safety advice lines. Unlike most other accountants we do not make an additional charge for these services.

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

After this apprenticeship

We see this position as a stepping stone for an ambitious candidate to kick start their career in the accountancy profession.

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