Finance Apprentice

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Apprentice at Pacifica Group Limited, based in Houghton Le Spring. The role will be within the company’s busy finance team, and the ideal candidate should have the ability to maintain a calm, pragmatic approach under pressure.

Wage

£14,722.50 a year

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm, 37.5 hours per week with 30-minutes lunch

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 28 April 2025

Duration

1 year

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

Analysing data
Identifying trends/patterns/anomalies
Reconciliation of supplier statements
Financial data report preparation
Daily reconciliation of bank accounts
Accounts receivable - invoicing, credit control, and collections
Purchase Ledger - processing invoices and managing supplier queries
Use of accountancy software (exchequer)
Raising invoices
Using client's portal to invoice
Liaising with clients, departmental managers and engineers
Updating the computer system filing
Assisting with telephone/email queries
Good IT skills are essential for this role (especially Word, Excel, Outlook and MS Office)

This list of duties is not exhaustive, and other tasks may be required.

Probationary period applies.

Where you’ll work

Venter Building Pacifica House
The Rainton Business Park 3 Mandarin Road
Houghton Le Spring
DH4 5RA

Training

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

College or training organisation

ACCESS 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

Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship

Attend weekly day release sessions for the Accounts Level 2 Apprenticeship at Access Training on Team Valley, Gateshead.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

Applicants should be keen to develop a career in accountancy and be able to attend weekly day release sessions for the Accounts Level 2 Apprenticeship at Access Training on Team Valley, Gateshead. Please ensure you can travel to Houghton Le Spring for a 9.00am start.

About this company

Founded in 2003 and united under the Pacifica brand two years later, the company has grown to become the largest domestic support services provider in the UK and a trusted name across Europe. With a reputation for excellence and a core resource of directly employed, experienced engineers, sales and support staff, their service offer includes repairs in and out of guarantee, warranty products, spares warehousing and product placement.

After this apprenticeship

The apprentice will work towards a professional apprenticeship standard Accounts Level 2 and will have the opportunity to progress onto higher qualifications.

Progression opportunities would be available after completion of the programme as the company are a growing business acquiring new companies (3 in the past 12-months).

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