Level 2 Accounts Apprentice

Summary

Jacksons Law Firm are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join their team as a Finance Apprentice. The successful candidate will work towards a Level 2 Apprenticeship in AAT.

Wage: £12,064 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday between 9:00am - 5:00pm
36 hours 15 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 24 March
Duration: 1 year 2 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

Posting daily transactions e.g. payment of disbursement invoices and receipts of client bills
Monitoring and posting client & office bank account transactions
Processing bills raised by staff
Processing write offs and credit notes
Daily banking of cheques and raising cheques if needed
Providing support to all legal departments and advising on client balances
Setting up payments on the bank
Auditing files and other general reviews
Archiving files and general administrative tasks
Checking and posting conveyancing completion packs
Holiday cover for other tasks such as purchase ledger and credit control

Where you’ll work

17 FALCON COURT

PRESTON FARM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

STOCKTON ON TEES

TS18 3TU

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

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

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

Assistant Accountant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

Day release at Middlesbrough College
On and off-the-job training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade Grade C/4 or equivalent)
Maths (grade Grade C/4 or 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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

• Individuals over 19 who do not meet essential qualifications should still apply and will be individually checked for eligibility. • Individuals are able to undertake an apprenticeship at a higher level than a qualification they currently hold, including any previously completed apprenticeships. Individuals can also undertake an apprenticeship at the same level, or lower level than a qualification they already hold as long as the new apprenticeship allows for new skills to be acquired and the content of the training is materially different from any previous qualification or apprenticeship • Please note; if you have been progressed, you will be contacted to complete a telephone interview. Please expect to receive a call from us within 5 working days. Applicants must go through this telephone procedure for your application to be progressed. • This vacancy is to start immediately therefore you must be available to start before applying. The closing date, interview date and start date are subject to change. This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

About this company

Jacksons Law Firm has been one of the Northeast's leading commercial and private client law firms for over 130 years.

After this apprenticeship

Potential permanent position upon completion depending on business factors and satisfactory performance.

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