Accounts and Audit Apprentice

Summary

As an Accounts and Audit Apprentice, you will assist the accounts and audit team in the management and delivery of business services for DPC clients, gaining skills and knowledge through a combination of on-the- job training and study. Once qualified, we offer further training and development to continue your career progression within DPC.

Wage: £14,722.50 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday, working hours. To be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 July
Duration: 1 year 3 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

Bookkeeping
Prepare VAT reports
Prepare small sets of accounts
Prepare simple corporation tax computations
Prepare budgets at the start of each job, monitor, and communicate with the Client Manager where problems are encountered to ensure timely solution
General administrative tasks e.g. post, filing, scanning, uploading accounts etc.

Where you’ll work

DPC Accountants Limited

Stone House, Stone Road Business Park

Stone Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6SR

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

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

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

Level 3 Accounting Assistant Apprenticeship Standard - https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st0002-v1-2
You will spend four days a week in the work place and one day a week at Newcastle College for your 'study day'.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4/C or above)
Maths (grade 4/C or above)

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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

DPC are one of Staffordshire’s leading independent firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers. We work with our clients to deliver the very best for them and their business.

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

After this apprenticeship

Could lead to a permanent position for the right person

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

The Apprenticeship Hub

apprenticeships@nscg.ac.uk

01782 254287

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299612.

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Closes on Friday 28 March 2025

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