Apprentice Payroll Assistant

Summary

A great opportunity to start to your career in Accountancy. As a Apprentice Accounts Assistant you will support managers and other senior staff in providing a range of accountancy services to our clients. You will gain the experience and knowledge to progress through AAT qualifications.

Wage: £14,722.50 a year
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Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday (excluding bank holidays) 8.30am - 4.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Thursday 24 April
Duration: 1 year 2 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

As an apprentice accountant you will work as part of a team assisting with clients’ accounting needs.

This position involves a number of different aspects including:

Data entry for the weekly and monthly client payrolls
Processing purchase ledger invoices
Reconciling supplier statements
Maintaining supplier records
Maintaining customer records
• Matching the bank feeds
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, including
Providing occasional cover on the telephone support.
Processing of weekly and monthly payrolls
Working closely with the payroll team to ensure that all payroll tasks are completed on time

Where you’ll work

13 Hyde Road
Paignton
TQ4 5BW

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

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

You will undertake the “Accounts/ Finance Assistant Apprenticeship (an Advanced Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.

This is a blended learning experience for apprentices which incorporates multiple teaching methods to suit the learning styles of our apprentices. We have on demand learning materials that can be accessed at any time alongside face-to-face contact with a personal tutor either via Microsoft teams, or at one of our college sites once a week.
The other four days a week will be spent in the office where you will undertake further practical and theoretical training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

A minimum of 5 subjects including English & Maths (grade 9 - 4 (A* - C))

A Level in:

2 subjects (grade A - C)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Accounting or Bookkeeping (grade Pass)

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
Customer care skills
Number skills
Team working
Flexible

About this company

“All businesses need to change, grow and constantly respond to the market around them” There are times when you can do this internally and times when it helps to have someone from the outside looking in to give you a broader perspective and an objective view. Accounting 4 Everything’s business services team can be that voice. Our advice is based on knowledge, experience and an understanding of the unique challenges facing owner-managed businesses. In addition to helping owners grow their enterprise, we will assist in the development, expansion and management of the business, also providing advice on personal financial issues.

https://www.accounting4everything.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

It is expected that you will stay with the company following successful completion of your apprenticeship to undertake further qualifications and increase your responsibility in the office.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

Victoria

victoria@accountancylearning.ac.uk

01392 435349

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308637.

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