Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

This is a great opportunity for someone with an interest in accounts to gain training, mentorship, and progression within a dynamic business. An ideal candidate will be eager to learn with strong communication skills.

Wage: £18,000 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 10 March
Duration: 1 year 4 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

Answering calls & emails for account/invoice queries & payment dates.
Processing of purchase invoices (approx. 200 per month).
Processing credit card transactions & reconciliation.
Processing expenses in line with the expenses policy.
Setting up new supplier accounts.
Supplier statement reconciliations & query resolution.
Any other administrative tasks as requested by your supervisor.
Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.

Where you’ll work

HIGH ROAD

THORNWOOD

EPPING

CM16 6LU

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

CT SKILLS 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

Working towards your Level 2 AAT Qualification you’ll attend monthly online 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month – NO classroom OR college!) with your Tutor to learn Modules including general business, understanding your organisation, accounting systems & processes, basic accounting & ethical standards. You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer. All apprenticeship work and training is completed in the workplace, during working hours.

The Level 2 AAT includes a Mandatory Qualification ‘Certificate in Accounting’ made up of 4 modules/exams including Introduction to Bookkeeping, Principles of Bookkeeping Controls, Principles of Costing & The Business Environment.

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
Problem solving skills
Team working
Flexibility
Resourceful

Other requirements

If your application is successful, you will receive a call from our dedicated Recruitment Consultant who will discuss the qualification, location and course length in more detail. Following this call, you will be asked to write a supporting statement and complete an English and Maths assessment.

About this company

Camfaud Concrete Pumps Ltd is the largest concrete pump hire company in the UK. Camfaud Group employs over 300 staff across various depots across the UK and due to their continued expansion, they are actively seeking an accounts assistant apprentice to join the team.

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

Company benefits

Competitive salary, group life insurance, pension, training, and opportunities to grow.

After this apprenticeship

As with any apprenticeship opportunity – if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

Recruitment Team

recruitment@ctskills.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303725.

Apply now

Closes in 12 days (Friday 7 March)

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Company’s application instructions

Please complete the application form and of course attach your up-to-date CV. This will give us the best chance of being able to contact you. Your CV should be a word document or pdf that we will be able to edit if we decide to take your application further- not an image.

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