Finance Apprentice
ARMCON LTD
STOCKPORT, SK12 1LQ
Closes in 29 days (Sunday 23 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 January 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, outgoing individual to join our growing Finance team! You will work towards your Level 3 in Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship.
- Wage
- £14,200 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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8.00am to 5.00pm, with an hour for lunch. Days to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Sunday 30 March
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Processing receipts and payments
- Processing sales invoices
- Processing purchase invoices
- Ad hoc reports
- Work in progress reports
- Filing
- Petty cash processing
- Credit control
- Dealing with enquiries from customers and suppliers
- Assist the appointed mentor in all aspects of the finance department functions.
- Undertake any course of instruction necessary to obtain or maintain the required skills levels for this role.
- Attend online lectures when required.
- Conducting yourself professionally and in line with Armcon policies and procedures.
- Efficient use of time to complete training and daily duties
- Undertaking such other duties as may be required from time to time and which are appropriate to a job of the same or lower grading and within the competence of the employee.
- To give good and regular attendance.
Where you’ll work
ARMCON BUSINESS PARK
LONDON ROAD SOUTH
POYNTON
STOCKPORT
SK12 1LQ
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
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Time management
- Willing to learn
- Reliable
- Hardworking
- Trustworthy
About this company
Over 30 years ago, Armcon was established as a supplier to the precast concrete industry. As the company grew, Armcon transitioned from its roots in precast to become a pioneer, and leader in the volumetric concrete market for the last two decades. All the staff have a vested interest in Armcon’s success, due to Armcon becoming employee-owned in 2021. So join our small, friendly team, and we will give you a solid grounding in finance and the opportunity to learn much more.
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunity for growth within the business both during and past the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE
Maxim Business Training
apprenticeship.recruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk
01625410022
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299036.
Apply now
Closes in 29 days (Sunday 23 March at 11:59pm)
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