Bookkeeping Apprenticeship

Summary

Bookkeepers will learn a mixture of payment & receipts tasks and will have their own allocation of bank reconciliations to complete on a monthly basis.

Wage

£22,000 a year

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Salary is dependent on prior qualifications and experience

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 2 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

Payments Tasks

Data entry of purchase invoices (50+ per day per person)
Creation and maintenance of supplier records
Payment of supplier invoices via purchase ledger routine
Input of “urgent” payments, and creation of BACS payment files (15 per day)
Maintenance and input of standing invoice and standing payment records
Responding to supplier and agent queries
Performance of allocated bank reconciliations.
Production and checking of Debtors & Creditors reports and aged analyses.
Weekly reconciliation of purchase ledger clearing account

Receipts Tasks

Recording and allocating daily cheque receipts (20 per day)
Data entry of sales invoices (15 per day)
Review of rental information entered into Portfolio property system, to check output and to create corresponding link points to Greentree (customer record code, property record code)
Identify and create credit notes to reflect changes in tenancies
Fortnightly production and distribution of rent demands
Responding to tenant and agent queries
Operation of tenant Direct Debit collection scheme, including setup and maintenance of new instructions, cancelled instructions and initiation and processing of collection cycle four times each month
Liaising with agents regarding amounts to collect by Direct Debit, and representations
Performance of allocated bank reconciliations
Operation and maintenance of tenant deposit scheme; recording receipts, returning deposits, reconciling bank account
Daily reconciliation of general client bank account
Monthly reconciliation of Direct Debit clearing account

Where you’ll work

Coval Hall
Rainsford Road
Chelmsford
CM1 2QF

Training

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

College or training organisation

FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD 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

The successful candidate will be required to attend weekday courses, once a week, at First Intuition Chelmsford to study towards their AAT Level 3 qualification as well as mentoring towards the Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship knowledge, skills, and behaviours.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

3 subjects (grade 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

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Diligent and trustworthy professionals work to create and maintain a business that strives to provide innovative real estate solutions to our clients at a local, national and international level. Our network of over 50 offices in the UK is home to some of the industry’s most dedicated advisers, who provide an exceptional level of service across the property spectrum. The world of real estate is constantly evolving: BNP Paribas Real Estate and Strutt & Parker have ensured that it has a forward-thinking team which both understands and meets the challenges of this changing world, whilst finding the opportunities that change can bring. Strutt & Parker’s initial success was in part a result of the legacy created by Edward Strutt and Charles Parker, school friends that founded S&P over 130 years go. They instilled a sense of collaboration and dedication that is still integral to the way we operate today. It has fostered a commitment to ensuring we are at the forefront of the market with unparalleled levels of expertise present in all of our teams.

https://www.struttandparker.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Possible progression to a higher level apprenticeship upon successful completion of the level 3 apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD LIMITED

Amy Sawyer

amysawyer@fi.co.uk

01245 209900

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313218.

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