Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Primary purpose is providing administrative support to the accountant. The successful applicant will gain skills in all aspects of clerical duties from filing up to producing monthly management accounts. Must be confident to be able to work unsupervised. Full support and consideration will be given to the apprenticeship

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Salary may be negotiable - dependant on age and ability

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with half an hour lunch break.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 1 May 2025

Duration

1 year 1 month

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

Daily banking - involves cashing up and balancing to the End of day reports
Dealing with petty cash
Posting invoices to the Dealer Management System
Reconciling purchase ledger accounts to statements
Producing sales ledger debtors
Filing
Reconciling nominal codes by exporting from DMS to Excel spreadsheet
NB: Full training will be given

Where you’ll work

Station Road
Haxby
York
YO32 3LX

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE FERNANDES AND ROSARIO CONSULTING 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

You will attend face to face training sessions with an experienced tutor at FAR Accountancy Training Centre in York (Mill Lane, Askham Bryan,YO23 3NU). Alternatively, you could adopt an Online-live training delivery where training will be delivered via Zoom. You will be provided with study materials and guided training by FAR Training. You will be required to undertake exams while working towards the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting qualification and the Level 2 apprenticeship.

Training will be one day a week throughout the year.

You will be training towards the;

Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard &
AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting including modules such as; Introduction to Bookkeeping, Principles of Bookkeeping Controls,
Costing, Business Environment

More training information

There will also be an element of self-study assignments to be completed by you during your training. Apprentices receive training and mentoring in the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for their Level 2 apprenticeship both in the workplace and by training provider i.e. FAR Training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 5 and above)

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
Number skills
Analytical skills
Team working

About this company

SG Petch is a family-owned, multi-franchise car dealership established in 1977, operating across the North of England with branches in Darlington, Durham, Middlesbrough, Richmond, Sunderland, and York. The Haxby York branch provides comprehensive aftersales services such as car servicing, MOT testing, and parts and accessories supply.

https://www.sgpetch.co.uk/haxby (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Career progression for the successful apprentice would be to complete the Level 3, level 4 and then level 7 apprenticeship. S G Petch will no doubt support the right candidate in their learning journey.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE FERNANDES AND ROSARIO CONSULTING LIMITED

Lucy Fernandes

lucy@far-training.co.uk

07806570111

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314642.

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