Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship

Summary

Adaptainer Limited is a shipping container sales and leasing company engaging in all aspects of containerised equipment used for shipping, storage and accommodation. They are currently looking for an Accounts Assistant apprentice to join their team.

Wage

£14,722.50 a year

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday, between 9am and 5:30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 12 May 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

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

Assisting the accounts team with day-to-day matters, including processing customer and supplier invoices and payments, reconciling accounts and producing simple reports.

What we are looking for:

The desire to succeed in a career in finance and accounting
Must have high attention to detail
Excellent organisational skills
Able to multitask, plan and organise workload to meet tight deadlines
Must be able to work unsupervised and well under pressure

Where you’ll work

Adaptainer Ltd, 3 Angel Lane, Fore Street
Ipswich
IP4 1JX

Training

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

College or training organisation

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

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

The learner will be studying the Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard qualification.
Functional skills will be studied if equivalent qualifications are not held.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

The role is based in a small office in central Ipswich so is easily accessible by public transport. There is car parking available if required.

About this company

Adaptainer Limited is a shipping container sales and leasing company engaging in all aspects of containerised equipment used for shipping, storage and accommodation. Today the company is regarded as a leader in the marketplace and technical innovator of intermodal containers. We take pride in our customer service and making sure the customer receives the best experience from order to delivery.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to progress in a fast-growing company, lots of departments allowing them to have a career in a company.

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