Level 3 Accounts Apprenticeship

Summary

An Accounts Apprenticeship is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the world of finance while earning a wage. You’ll learn essential skills like bookkeeping, preparing financial reports, and handling payroll, all while working alongside experienced professionals.

Wage: £12,563.20 a year
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Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5pm and Friday 8.30am - 4pm (45 minute break).
37 hours 45 minutes a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 25 March
Duration: 1 year 6 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

Key duties and responsibilities

The processing of incoming orders through the finance system.
Ensure all customers are invoiced, applications for payment are processed, and customer records are kept up to date on all applicable computer systems.
Manage the Replay Invoice schedule, ensuring it is kept up to date.
The daily posting of all incoming receipts.
Ensure all customers pay on time by being proactive, sending regular statements, chasing payment by email and telephone and resolving any queries.
Implement debt collection processes.
Invoice reconciliations.
Provide support to FD with the preparation of some Monthly Management Accounts schedules.
Provide holiday cover for Purchase Ledger and Payroll.

Where you’ll work

Unit 13

Roseland Business Park, Long Bennington

Newark

NG23 5FF

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

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

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

Online lessons can be accessed at any time, using a mobile, tablet or desktop - meaning apprentices can fit their studies around work commitments. Each lesson lasts around 45 minutes and is accompanied by animations and motion graphics to bring concepts to life. Exercises, interactive case studies and analytical tools help to enhance the learning experience further.
Virtual Classroom – apprentices benefit from regular virtual classes with an experienced tutor. A combination of tutor-led work, group exercises and discussion encourages apprentices to apply theory to real-life workplace situations. This modern, flexible approach to apprenticeship training empowers learners, minimises disruption to employers, and delivers tangible results in the workplace.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Good written skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office

Other requirements

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

About this company

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

https://www.inspire-ata.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

After completing a Level 3 accounting apprenticeship, you can progress to a Level 4 apprenticeship, a university degree, or a variety of accounting careers.

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