Accounts Apprenticeship

Summary

To provide support to the finance team on all aspects of the business from an accounts perspective, working with the Finance Manager, management accounts team and payment and queries team.

Wage: £14,722.50 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 14 April
Duration: 1 year
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

Performance of junior level tasks within the accounts department, including but not limited to:

Bank payment runs for cheques received
Management of post received into the department
Handling and management of petty cash
Invoice processing

Resolution of accounts-based queries from the from the following sources:

Insurer clients
Repairers
Policy holders
Internal departments

The department handles a large volume of both phone (via the omnichannel system), and email queries from the above sources relating to financial elements of claims managed by Vizion Network.

These will include but are not limited to:

Payment enquiries
Policy excess queries
Remittance requests
Invoice submission processes
Completion of system driven tasks on a regular basis, and carried out in a timely fashion, for example invoice validation.
Assistance in processing invoices manually where automated options are unavailable, or at insurer request.
Assistance in creation of insurer bordereau or other forms of manual invoice submission, e.g portals.

Support in collating and recording supplier invoices for payment by Vizion to external parties, including; hire, inherited charges and other ad hoc elements of the claim process.

To liaise with other departments to discuss issues, revise processes, etc., as and when required.
To assist with any internal or external audit requirements.
To undertake other ad hoc Finance duties as required from time to time.
To support and work with other Vizion departments / employees as required from time to time.

Where you’ll work

The Deep Business Centre Tower Street
Hull
HU1 4BG

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

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING 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

Level 2 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Standard:

One to one Tutor Assessor support in the workplace working towards Assistant Accountant Level 2 (AAT Level 2 qualification is included in this Standard)
Attending weekly classes covering Health and Safety and Equality and diversit
Functional Skills if required

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Vizion is the UK's largest repair network. Founded in 2009, it has been at the forefront of driving positive change across the industry. So, whatever the requirement, the Vizion Network of repairers are able to offer reliable award winning repair solutions and the highest levels of service which has made Vizion Repair Centres synonymous with excellence.

Company benefits

• 29 days annual leave, including statutory bank holidays • Additional birthday holiday • Employee Benefits Scheme, including confidential counselling an 24/7 GP • Free food days • Free parking

After this apprenticeship

Excellent prospects with the possibility to progress onto level 3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING LIMITED

Julie Curtis

julie@mcarthurdean.co.uk

01482 210093

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308390.

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