Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

We are looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant Apprentice to join our friendly team. Assisting the service charge accounts manager to continue to provide effective and efficient financial administration within block management.

Wage

£14,722.50 a year

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

9.00am - 5.30pm Monday - Friday

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 28 April 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

The ideal candidate needs to be organised, enthusiastic, friendly, reliable and trustworthy with excellent communication skills and a high attention to detail. They will need to be ready to adapt to a wide range of tasks that could arise and vary from day to day.

General day to day tasks include:

Provide general support to the service charge accounts manager as required
Daily input of leaseholder standing order payments received on our specialised software
Processing purchase invoices and allocate to the correct expense code using our specialised software
Deal with utility companies to resolve any billing issues
Manually send service charge demands and other letters as and when required
Receive incoming telephone calls and direct calls appropriately
To prepare and provide appropriate financial information as required
Contractor statement reconciliations
Dealing with contractor queries
Dealing with Leaseholder accounts enquiries by e-mail and telephone
Various ad hoc duties as and when required

Where you’ll work

THE WENTA BUSINESS CENTRE
COLNE WAY
WATFORD
WD24 7ND

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SOLVEWAY 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

Our training is typically one day a week. We have classroom learning and flexible LIVE online learning with our qualified tutor, based in Hertfordshire.

You will be working towards gaining the Finance Assistant Apprenticeship AAT Level 2 qualification.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4-9)
maths (grade 4-9)

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
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Aspire Block and Estate Management Limited are a fast growing award winning block management company based in Watford. We provide a complete Property Management service for residential and mixed-use developments of all sizes and ages for Residential Management Companies, Right to Manage Companies, Freeholders and Property Developers throughout the Homes Counties and North London.

https://www.aspire-management.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

After successful completion of this apprenticeship, you could be considered for further study on the AAT Level 3 Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship, and/or career progression within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOLVEWAY LIMITED

Catherine

catherinewingrove@solveway.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311535.

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Closes in 14 days (Sunday 27 April 2025)

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