Apprentice Accounts Assistant

Summary

We are looking for an individual to join our Accounts Team. This is an exciting opportunity to take your career to the next level by joining a strong tax team in an established business in Falmouth that has ambitious plans for the future. We will provide the successful candidate with full support and training.

Wage

£23,850 a year

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday. Shifts tbc.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 July 2025

Duration

1 year 2 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

Preparing year-end accounts and corporation tax from client accounting records
Using Iris, Sage, Xero and QuickBooks, training will be provided.
Carrying out assurance reviews and preparing management accounts, when required, with appropriate supervision and training
Drafting client communications
Meeting and liaising with clients when required
Maintaining the highest standards of customer service at all times.

Where you’ll work

48
Arwenack Street
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 3JH

Training

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

College or training organisation

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

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

You will undertake the “Accounts/ Finance Assistant” Apprenticeship (an intermediate Apprenticeship), 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:

English (grade 5)
Maths (grade 5)

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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Team working

About this company

Hodgsons was founded in 1942 when John Hodgson began helping farmers in Cornwall navigate tax rule changes. Fast forward a generation, Peter Hodgson grew the firm and expanded our services to support businesses, charities, not-for-profit organisations, families and individuals around the UK, helping to make us the firm we are today. Following in the family footsteps, Peter’s son, James, began his career working for several of the big accountancy firms. After specialising in both audit and corporate finance he returned to Cornwall joining Hodgsons in 2004 and took up the reins from Peter in 2014. Our reach and expertise may have widened in the past 80 years, but some things haven’t changed, including our focus on specialist knowledge, insightful advice and a truly personal service. We’re proud to say that most of our work comes from referrals and that some of our clients have been with us through the generations since we started.

https://hodgsons.uk.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Benefits: · Flexitime · 22 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays, increase by 1 day oer annum to a maximum of 25. · Private medical insurance after successful completion of probation.

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

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314069.

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Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 22 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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