Assistant Accountant Apprentice

Summary

Are you looking for a rewarding role to kickstart your career within the finance industry? Are you keen to learn and progress and demonstrate good attention to details and communication skills? If so, this role is for you. White & Co PLC are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant Apprentice to support their accounts department.

Wage: £15,000 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday between 09.00 - 17.00.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 7 April
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

As an Assistant Accountant Apprentice, your main responsibilities will be to support the accounts department with day to day duties and will include, but is not limited to:

Reconciling monthly trading figures
Processing sales and purchase ledger
Reconcile banking and petty cash
Working closely with the accounts team
Maintain company documentation and files
Organise own workload to ensure deadlines are met

Where you’ll work

HILLSONS ROAD

BOTLEY

SOUTHAMPTON

SO30 2DY

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

PETA 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

Level 2 Finance/Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship Standard. You will complete a 15-month apprenticeship which includes 1 day per week at the PETA training centre in Cosham. You will be supported every 6 weeks with visits from your PETA Learning & Development Coach.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/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
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Logical
Proficient in MS packages
Good Excel skills
Keen to learn and develop

About this company

White & Company have helped people move home since 1871 and are one of the UK’s largest privately-owned removals and storage companies. With over 150 years experience in the removals industry, we are able to offer our customers a range of professional services to suit every demand. Our aim is to provide first class, local, national and international moving services. Using our extensive national network of partners and moving hubs, we provide removals and storage to customers, clients, and their employees nationwide. White & Company manages in excess of 50,000 moves per year, covering the whole of the UK, including Isle of Man, Scotland and Ireland. In addition to importing and exporting to and from Jersey, Guernsey, Europe and worldwide destinations. This alone attests to our experience of the business we are in.

https://www.whiteandcompany.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Monthly pay. Pension after 3 months of employment. 20 days holiday – plus bank holidays. Free on site parking.

After this apprenticeship

White & Co are offering a permanent role to the successful candidates following completion of the Level 2 Finance Assistant Apprenticeship, with the option of future progression within the finance department.

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