Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

We are looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant Apprentice to join our friendly team. Assisting the service charge accounts manager to continue to provide effective and efficient financial administration within block management.

Wage: £14,722.50 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: 9.00am – 5.30pm Monday – Friday
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 31 March
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

The ideal candidate needs to be organised, enthusiastic, friendly, reliable and trustworthy with excellent communication skills and a high attention to detail. They will need to be ready to adapt to a wide range of tasks that could arise and vary from day to day.
General day to day tasks include :
• Provide general support to the service charge accounts manager as required.
• Daily input of leaseholder standing order payments received on our specialised
software
• Processing purchase invoices and allocate to the correct expense code using our
specialised software
• Deal with utility companies to resolve any billing issues.
• Manually send service charge demands and other letters as and when required.
• Receive incoming telephone calls and direct calls appropriately.
• To prepare and provide appropriate financial information as required.
• Contractor statement reconciliations
• Dealing with contractor queries
• Dealing with Leaseholder accounts enquiries by e-mail and telephone
• Various Ad-hoc duties as and when required

Where you’ll work

THE WENTA BUSINESS CENTRE

COLNE WAY

WATFORD

WD24 7ND

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

SOLVEWAY 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

Our training is typically one day a week. We have classroom learning and flexible LIVE online learning with our qualified tutor, based in Hertfordshire.

You will be working towards gaining the Finance Assistant Apprenticeship AAT L2 qualification.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4-9)
maths (grade 4-9)

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
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Aspire Block and Estate Management Limited are a fast growing award winning block management company based in Watford. We provide a complete Property Management service for residential and mixed-use developments of all sizes and ages for Residential Management Companies, Right to Manage Companies, Freeholders and Property Developers throughout the Homes Counties and North London.

https://www.aspire-management.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

After successful completion of this apprenticeship you could be considered for further study on the AAT L3 Accounts Assitant Apprenticeship, and/or career progression within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOLVEWAY LIMITED

Catherine

catherinewingrove@solveway.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305080.

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Closes on Sunday 30 March 2025

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