Accounts Apprentice

Summary

JC Payne are looking for an enthusiastic individual to assist with all functions performed within the company's accounts department. This is an opportunity for a candidate to learn and grow their knowledge of finance and accounting within a large organisation.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm with 30 minute unpaid lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 17 February
Duration: 1 year
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Sales invoicing
Checking purchase invoices have been appropriately approved in line with the companies' policies
Posting purchase invoices to the accounting system
Credit control via email and telephone
Allocating sales receipts onto sales ledger
Allocating payments onto purchase ledger
General office duties, including, without limitation, greeting customers, answering incoming telephone calls, and filing of sales and purchase invoices
Work with other company employees to achieve company goals, including with respect to reduction in production costs ensuring maximum profitability for the company
Maintain a professional manner with customers to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction, reporting current matters to your supervisor and the board of directors as required
Adhere to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes
Communicate professionally with customers of the company
Undertake all other tasks required by your supervisor
In keeping with accepted principles of good working practice, you may be required to undertake additional or alternative duties

Where you’ll work

Unit 2

Westgate

Walsall

West Midlands

WS9 8EX

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

WALSALL 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

Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
Maths and English functional skills where required

More training information

For the accounts or finance assistant, the qualification required is:

AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Certificate in Bookkeeping
Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers Level 2 Certificate in Accounting and Business

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths & English (grade 4/C or equivalent)

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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills

Other requirements

• A desire to work in pressurised, fast paced environment

About this company

At JC Payne we are one of the leading Commercial Vehicle Bodybuilders in the UK. We are based in Aldridge, West Midlands and located within 5 miles of the main motorway network. We operate out of a 130,000 sq ft factory and build on all manufacturers of commercial vehicle chassis cabs, from the small 3.5 tonne car and van manufacturers, all the way up to the heavy truck manufacturers 26 tonne rigids, including everything in-between. In addition to building all your standard van and truck bodies which you will find listed in our “Products Section”, we also offer a “Special Products” service where we can build the more unusual and bespoke bodies that you may require. We will consider any commercial vehicle bodybuilding project, just let us know your requirements. As well as commercial vehicle bodybuilding, JC Payne offers a repair, assistance, breakdown and parts service within our “Specialist Services” side of the business.

https://www.jcpayne.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

To be decided upon completion of training

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WALSALL COLLEGE

Eleana Ewins

eewins@walsallcollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296353.

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Closes in 17 days (Friday 7 February at 11:59pm)

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