Accounting Assistant Apprentice

Summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an apprentice to work. Working within a busy office environment, training will cover all aspects of a busy accountancy practice, giving you the knowledge and experience required to progress through your career

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday- Friday 9:00- 17:00
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 7 July
Duration: 1 year 6 months
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

The apprentice will play an important team role in the day to day planning, organisation and smooth running of the department.

Duties to include:

Maintenance of weekly and monthly client records on different software packages
Ensure all paperwork is received promptly from clients
Reconciliation of statements
Drafting of VAT returns Payroll services
Drafting workings papers for accounts preparations
Ad hoc
Administrative duties

Where you’ll work

First Floor Willow house

Holyhead Road

Kingswood Business Park

Wolverhampton

WV7 3AU

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

P.T.P. 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

AAT Level 2 Foundation in Accounting
Functional skills in math's and English, if required

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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

Administrative skills
Attention to detail
Communication skills
Initiative
IT skills
Number skills
Organisation skills
Presentation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working

Other requirements

Our Location ,We are based in the between Codsall & Albrighton just off the A41, so own transport is a necessity as we are not on any public transport routes. Must be able to travel to the Walsall training centre on a Bi-Weekly basis.

About this company

Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors.

After this apprenticeship

AAT qualification, and progression through further Chartered training if desired

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