Accounts Assistant Apprentice

ERIC SOUTHWICK & CO ACCOUNTANTS LTD

SEAHAM, SR7 8NS

Closes in 30 days (Monday 4 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 October 2024

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Summary

Northern Skills are recruiting on behalf of Eric Southwick Co Accountants who are looking for a hardworking, motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join their team. During the course of this apprenticeship, you will be learning the role of a accounts assistant while also gaining a qualification.

Annual wage
£11,648 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday. Shifts tbc.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 11 November

Duration

1 Year 2 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

Accounts assistant reporting to senior accountant
• General office admin
• Purchase ledger
• Sales ledger
• Bank reconciliations
• Data entry, VAT returns

Where you’ll work

51 THE AVENUE

SEAHAM

SR7 8NS

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

MIDDLESBROUGH 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.

    • Your training plan

    • Day release at Middlesbrough College 

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Maths and English (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

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Logical
    • Team working

    About this company

    Eric Southwick & Co Accountants Ltd is a small accountancy practice in the North East of England and Wales with a client base that extends across a wide area of the United Kingdom. The practice provides individuals, small businesses and charities with a range services to assist them. With a team which is well qualified as well as having many years of experience it is able to provide a personal service backed up by professional standards.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Depending on the circumstances of the business upon completion of the apprenticeship programme there could be a potential position of employment available

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280188.

    Apply now

    Closes in 30 days (Monday 4 November at 11:59pm)

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