Accounts Assistant Apprentice

PARCELPASS TRASPORT LTD

Doncaster, DN2 4NB

Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 15 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 October 2024

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Summary

We are looking to recruit an apprentice to work in our Finance Team in central Doncaster as an accounts assistant apprentice. The role with focus primarily on purchase ledger but we will also provide training and skills across all sections of the department to enable a full understanding of the work involved in a career in accounts / finance.

Annual wage
£11,648 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 16 October

Duration

1 Year

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 candidate we are looking for should be confident to work and learn within a team of five reporting directly to the Finance Manager.  The role will involve communications on the telephone with suppliers and other external parties as well as in person with colleagues across the business in other depts therefore an attitude to become confident in work related communications is a must.  A positive ‘can do’ attitude is essential as well as an eagerness to learn as there are fantastic opportunities to progress your career with Pass Logistics.

  • Extracting purchase invoices from email and uploading to system
  • Matching purchase orders to invoices
  • Answering external and internal telephone calls (when confident)
  • Processing purchase orders
  • Supplier statement checking
  • Scanning and uploading delivery notes
  • Matching delivery notes to invoices
  • Supporting sales ledger clerk with ad hoc duties
  • Providing information from system to support credit controller
  • Running reports from Xero

Where you’ll work

Pass Logistics

Xenon Park

Worcester Avenue

Doncaster

DN2 4NB

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

DN COLLEGES GROUP

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

    Training will be at Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer.

    Day release.

    You will undertake the Assistant Accountant Level 2 standard

    You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or maths if needed. 

    You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry-qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you become an account of the future!

    More training information

    The successful candidate would be located at our office below:

    Pass Logistics

    Xenon Park

    Worcester Avenue

    Doncaster

    DN2 4NB

     

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English and Maths (grade 4/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

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    About this company

    We are a logistics business offering haulage and warehousing services to B2B customers and specialising in same day delivery of goods. We are a friendly team operating across two offices in central Doncaster and at our warehousing site in Harworth.

    https://passlogistics.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Progression to a full-time position within the Finance Team. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    DN COLLEGES GROUP

    Asa Buckley

    asa.buckley@don.ac.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279910.

    Apply now

    Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 15 October at 11:59pm)

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