Accounts Apprentice

CARBOCLASS LIMITED

Northampton, NN3 6AB

Closes in 6 days (Friday 27 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 13 September 2024

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Summary

Are you well organised? Do you have an eye for detail? Can you accurately and consistently enter data and review information? Can you use technology effectively to support you? We have an opportunity for an Accounts Apprentice to join our Finance team, supporting the Purchase Ledger Manager and Financial Control Team.

Annual wage
£14,000 a year

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The salary range is £14,000 to £16,000 depending on experience.

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 4 October

Duration

1 Year 6 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

You will be required to observe, learn and understand processes within our finance department and be able to take these on as your understanding, skills and experience grow. Initially duties will focus on:

  • Entering sales receipts from customers to the accounting system
    Allocating receipts from customers to the customer accounts and individual invoices
  • Answering queries from the Credit Control team and Sales colleagues about receipts from customers
  • Entering adjustments into the accounting system for items such as customer refunds
  • Reconciling cash customer accounts, ensuring all sales and payments have been matched
  • Processing supplier invoices by matching to purchase orders or other internal approval, coding to cost centres and allocating to supplier accounts
  • Reconciliation of supplier statements, ensuring all purchase invoices have been received and processed and all payments received and processed by suppliers
  • Querying any anomalies on customer or supplier accounts with colleagues internally
  • Answering the telephone internally and externally
  • Providing cover for colleagues during periods of absence
     

Where you’ll work

Sandfield Close

Moulton Park Industrial Estate

Northampton

NN3 6AB

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

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 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.

    • Your training plan

    • L3 Assistant accountant Apprenticeship Standard

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    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
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Team working
    • Proactive
    • Hardworking

    About this company

    Carboclass Ltd is a subsidiary of Lords Group Trading, who operate as a specialist distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods across a number of Brands such as Hevey Building Supplies, Lords Builders Merchants, Huntingdon Timber. The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to the general public.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Potential for a full time position once the apprenticeship is complete
    • Progression within the company

     

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    CARBOCLASS LIMITED

    Heather McMeckan

    heather.mcmeckan@lordsbm.co.uk

    07832231579

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276826.

    Apply now

    Closes in 6 days (Friday 27 September at 11:59pm)

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