Accounts Apprentice

S SMITH & CO ACCOUNTANTS LTD

SCUNTHORPE (DN16 1NR)

Closes in 31 days (Friday 30 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 April 2025

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Summary

S Smith & Co Accountants have an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our expanding team, as an Accounts Apprentice. You will be studying AAT Level 2 or 3, depending on your current experience and qualifications.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 June 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

Specific responsibilities you will undertake are as follows but not limited to:

  • Sales invoices and purchase invoice processing
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Accounts preparation for a range of clients
  • Preparing Self-Assessment tax returns and year end computations
  • VAT Return preparation, including calculating and filing VAT Returns for clients
  • Assisting other team members where possible
  • Answering phone calls from clients and dealing with client communication
  • Greeting customers when they visit the office
  • Filing, scanning, and emailing documents
  • Managing customer account data, ensuring our internal systems remain up to date
  • Managing new clients and processing quotes
  • Always providing the client with efficient and exceptional service at all times

Where you’ll work

4 ASHBY ROAD
SCUNTHORPE
DN16 1NR

Training

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

College or training organisation

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

 Level 3 Assistant Accountant :

  • One to one Tutor Assessor support in the workplace working towards Assitant Accountant Level 3
  • Attending weekly classes covering Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
  • Functional Skills if required

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English and Maths (grade 4/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

  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills

About this company

S Smith and Co Accountants Limited are a well-established accountancy firm based in Scunthorpe.

After this apprenticeship

Excellent prospects with the possibility to progress onto Level 4.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING LIMITED

Julie Curtis

Julie@mcarthurdean.co.uk

01482 307357

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317532.

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Closes in 31 days (Friday 30 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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