ACCOUNTING APPRENTICE

Summary

We are recruiting for an accounting apprentice working with a small experienced accounts team. You will be mentored and provided with both internal and external training leading to a formal qualification AAT certificate in Accounting level 2.

Wage

£14,722.50 a year

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You will be expected to sign a training agreement for the reimbursement of training costs in the event that you leave the company.

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday Under 18 years old - 8.00am - 4.00pm Over 18 years old - 8.30am - 5.30pm You will be required to take an unpaid break of 30 minutes during the working day

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 2 June

Duration

1 year

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

Principal Responsibilities:

To assist with various administrative tasks essential to the operation of the Company’s finance department to include:
Assistance in preparation and entry of service invoices
Data entry to accounting systems
Sales order processing to enable prompt processing of sales invoices for goods supplied
Support in the resolution of customer and supplier queries
Assistance in the processing of purchase invoices
General administration and other tasks as reasonably required

Key Skills Required:

Enthusiasm
Willingness to learn
Good time keeping
A Full UK Driving Licence or be working towards one

Where you’ll work

Bratch Lane

Dinton

Salisbury

Wiltshire

SP3 5EB

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

WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

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

Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
You will be required to attend Wiltshire college and University centre for 1 day per week during term time

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE 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

Enthusiasm
Willingness to learn
Good time keeping

Other requirements

The above Job Description describes the principal purpose and main elements of the job. It is a guide to the nature and main duties of the job as they exist currently, but it is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule and is not part of the contract of employment. We are based in a village in Dinton and transport is essential as the bus service is not frequent. Ideally you should have passed your driving test or be working towards it.

About this company

We are a well established company who are expanding and need another member of the team for our Accounts Department. We are proactive in engaging Apprentices and have several Apprentices in different departments throughout the organisation.

http://www.mjabbott.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

We will hold an annual review and in order to proceed each year you will have to be successful at both college and work.

After this apprenticeship

There maybe an opportunity to continue with the company upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

The apprenticeship team

apprenticeships@wiltshire.ac.uk

08453452235

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304290.

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Closes on Sunday 30 March 2025

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