Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody looking to begin their career in finance. The role will include elements of sales ledger, purchase ledger, accounts and payroll, as well as general support of the Finance Assistant and Business Administrator.

Wage

£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 17:00 with a 30 min lunch break and Friday, 08:00 - 14:30 with a 30 min lunch break Where required (with suitable notice given) we do from time to time require some weekend work if the job cannot be completed during normal working hours.

39 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 June 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Sales Ledger:

Create Sales Orders from Customer Purchase Orders
Maintain Sales Order Outstanding Reports and DRNI with PM’s and update
Raise Sales Invoices and Progress them to payment due date/chase debtors
Record customer receipts
Issue monthly statements/ reminders / statements to customers / chase receipts
Take legal action when required

Purchase Ledger:

Transfer electronic invoices from Suppliers Mail box to “day files”
Validate suppliers and ensure invoices are correct and payment terms match
Process Supplier invoices on Progress/Sage as applicable
Issue invoices requiring third party sign off to appropriate responsible person
Deal with any queries- price- quality- supply
Prepare schedules for payment for mid and end of month payments
Complete/Check credit account applications with suppliers

Accounts:

Perform End of Month on SAGE
Bank reconciliations- Petty Cash/ GBP/Euro/Savings
Check nominals Profit & loss/ Trial Balance
Check tax codes for VAT
Check VAT import statements
Check all invoices are uploaded
Chase PODS/Credit notes

Payroll:

Check all expense claims conform to Company guidelines
Check attendance/absences on Progress
Prepare schedules for HR
Record expenses to Project expenses tracker
Record expenses on Sage on Journals

General:

Assist with internal and external financial audits
Assist with utility audits/quality audits
Provide support to Financial Term and PM’s
Provide admin/Purchasing Support when required

Where you’ll work

Tracoinsa System UK Ltd Innovation Centre
Unit 5 Foundry Lane
Widnes
WA8 8WL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

RIVERSIDE 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

Level 2 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Standard
Weekly attendance at Riverside College, Widnes

More training information

As an employer we believe in training our team, so the apprentice will receive all required training to ensure a safe working mindset and workplace
Internal training will be given on Sage and Progress software

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

4 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade 9-4 (A*-C))

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

IT skills
Attention to detail
Microsoft package knowledge
Proactive nature
Keen to learn
Good timekeeping is essential

Other requirements

We reserve the right to close this opportunity after 1 week if we have received enough applications, and therefore recommend you make an application as soon as possible, rather than waiting until the planned closing date as we cannot guarantee the vacancy will remain open for the whole time planned.

About this company

This company is trading as Tracoinsa System UK Ltd. This company designs, develops & delivers highly effective and efficient material handling solutions across a wide range of industries. With highly experienced and dedicated engineering teams, lean manufacturing facilities and a dedicated after sales support unit, all committed to delivering excellence. Quality approval to ISO9001, 14001 & 45001 ensure that TS delivers highly effective, efficient and sustainable material handling solutions. We are an established and highly respected engineering supplier to the automotive, aerospace, medical, energy, FMCG and OEM sectors since 1972. Our philosophy is to provide the latest Material Handling Technologies within our products and services. Tracoinsa’s engineering expertise includes: • Automated handling systems • Bespoke automated machinery • Simultaneous engineering • Conveyors and Handling Equipment • Mechanical and Electrical design • 3D virtual and discrete simulation • Project Management • In-house Manufacturing • Assembly and inspection • Try out and commissioning Our talented and experienced team are committed to creating strong and lasting relationships with our customers by fully understanding their needs, maintaining a close working relationship and carefully managing large and small projects alike. Tracoinsa System is a UK head quartered materials handling technology company that undertakes projects locally, nationally and globally. We have partners across Europe and the rest of the world so that we can offer global support and numerous engineering services. We offer you innovative solutions that increase the performance of your facility through effective, efficient, robustly engineered, state of the art material handling systems. With a comprehensive product range, Tracoinsa Systems are a dynamic, technologically advanced company delivering innovative global turnkey material handling solutions.

After this apprenticeship

Once their apprenticeship has been completed there is the opportunity for them to be become a full time staff member of the TS team
From that point they will be able to progress to become a full account assistant and beyond

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RIVERSIDE COLLEGE

Joanna Smith

joanna.smith@riversidecollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313146.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 21 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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