Purchase Ledger Apprentice
Vegner Group
London (CR0 1JD)
Closes in 6 days (Friday 21 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 March 2025
Contents
Summary
We have an exciting accounts assistant apprenticeship! Let us help you kick-start your career! Gain hands-on experience, receive full training, and develop valuable skills while working in a dynamic team. Apply now to unlock growth opportunities and make a real impact!
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
After 12 months service uplift in salary inline with National Minimum Wage.
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 31 March
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Manage and maintain the Vegner Group Office inbox, ensuring prompt responses and actions within SLA.
- Process, allocate, and code purchase invoices in line with company structure and ad-hoc requests.
- Set up new supplier accounts in Sage 200 with accurate details.
- Oversee the seamless processing, scanning, and approval of invoices on OnBase and Sage 200.
- Maintain invoice approval workflows and resolve approval queue delays.
- Ensure timely payments are made in accordance with supplier terms.
- Prepare weekly BACS payment files and manage working papers.
- Review creditors reports, reconcile aged items, and support month-end accounts preparation.
- Reconcile supplier accounts and resolve queries within a 24-hour SLA.
- Post staff mileage and expense claims accurately.
- Process consultancy invoices for timely monthly payments.
- Ensure correct VAT postings and resolve any discrepancies.
- Drive improvements and efficiencies within the Purchase Ledger function.
- Adhere to month-end deadlines and collaborate with teams to meet operational goals.
Where you’ll work
69 Park Lane
East Croydon
London
CR0 1JD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY 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
This is a blended learning programme that combines live interactive learning sessions, with virtual learning resources and additional support from AAT coaches and trainers.
- Delivery Style = Online
- Independent Learning (per week) = 2 hours
- Live Learning Activities (per week) = 1 to 1.5 hours
- Personal 121 Coaching = Every 6 weeks
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
- Accountancy (grade 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
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this company
The Vegner Group Ltd is a forward-thinking provider of collective services which includes property management and building surveying, whilst enhancing the delivery of these services with our back-office solutions designed to support property professionals serving the leasehold market. The Vegner Group’s back-office solutions ensure compliance through our client finance and service charge accounting services and our “essential services” – many of which are for statutory or regulatory requirements that are necessary for buildings during the management life cycle. We are driven by our duty of care to clients and partners and ensure that all services across the Group are provided to a high standard, with meticulous attention applied to our business models.
https://vegnergroup.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Employee Assistance Programme, Digital GP, Life Assurance, Perk Box, Flu Voucher, Eye Care, Sick Pay, Enhanced Holiday, Money Coaching, Gym Benefit, Cycle to Work, Buying and Selling Holidays, Enhanced Pension Interest Free Travel Loan
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Through experience and development typically an apprentice in our company will be taken on to a permanent contract as a accounts assistant and they can then progress their career to become a senior accounts assistant and then into supervisory/management roles.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308200.
Apply now
Closes in 6 days (Friday 21 March at 11:59pm)
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