AAT Accountant Apprentice
Glen C Rodger Limited
UK (NE6 1SE)
Closes in 30 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)
Posted on 27 March 2025
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Summary
Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 2 apprenticeship with Glen C Rodger Limited and Kaplan. You will be dealing with preparation of bank and cash accounts as well as preparation of accounting summaries whilst working towards the AAT Level 2 qualification.
- Wage
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£15,000 a year
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 May 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
Job duties include
Preparation of accounting summaries.
Preparation of bank and cash control accounts.
Assisting more senior staff with a variety of accountancy assignments.
Where you’ll work
Cragside House Heaton Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
NE6 1SE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
KAPLAN FINANCIAL 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
Accounts/Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Level 2. This level is ideal for existing staff or new talent in accounting and finance. Their work could include basic bookkeeping activities, working with sales and purchase ledgers, running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct, recording of cash and data entry. Learners will complete the mandatory AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. The Certificate in Accounting comprises of four exams and an End Point Assessment. You must successfully complete the following: Introduction to Bookkeeping (ITBK) Principles of Bookkeeping Control (POBC) Principles of Costing (PCTN) Business Environment (BESY) EPA - In Tray exercise An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking and you must dedicate time to off the job training, as well as completing knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with your apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Basic Maths (grade 9/A* - 5/B)
- Standard English (grade 9/A* - 5/B)
Desirable qualifications
A Level or equivalent in:
- Any (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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Benefits include: 28 days holiday per annum including bank holidays. Company NEST pension scheme.
About this company
Chartered Accountants and Business and Taxation Advisers. Established for over 50 years with a wide range of clients including sole traders, partnerships, limited companies, charitable organisations.
After this apprenticeship
Very good prospects for advancements including further training towards Chartered Qualifications once AAT has been completed.
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Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312370.
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Closes in 30 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)
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