Apprentice Accountant Assistant

THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED

London, N20 0RA

Closes in 25 days (Sunday 24 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 16 February 2024


Summary

Accountant assistant role to assist the main accountant with accounting tasks. An ideal opportunity which help candidates to build their future career in accountancy. Including: reconciling nominal ledgers activities and transactions, maintaining and updating the sales and purchase ledgers and dealing with bank postings and bank reconciliation.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Pay rise based on work performance.

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 25 December

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

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

You will work with our finance department and be involved in accountancy duties including :

  • Setting up and updating cash flow reports
  • Managing and maintaining nominal codes and coding system
  • Updating and reconciling nominal ledgers activities and transactions
  • Maintaining and updating the sales and purchase ledgers
  • Dealing with bank postings and bank reconciliation

Where you’ll work

1148 High Road

London

N20 0RA

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

THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE 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.
  • Your training plan

    The training will take place at The Training Place of Excellence,12 New Cross Road, SE14 5BE.

    Classes are held one day a week

    • You will gain AAT  level 2 Foundation Certificate qualification
    • Level 2 NVQ
    • Accounting/Finance Apprenticeship Level 2
    • Apprentices without Level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level and taken the test for level 2 prior to taking their end point assessment

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths, English (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
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    About this company

    The Training Place of Excellence have carefully structured each of our accountancy training programs in order for each candidate to get the best of skills needed to complement their current knowledge and experience and get into an accounting job in the current employment market.

    After this apprenticeship

    • AAT Level 3 Apprenticeship 
    • Full-time employment may be offered to the right candidate

     

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000231961.

    Apply now

    Closes in 25 days (Sunday 24 November at 11:59pm)

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