Accounts Apprentice

Summary

AR Wholesale Limited are looking for a hardworking, motivated and enthusiastic accounts apprentice to join their team. During the course of this apprenticeship, you will be learning the role of a finance apprentice whilst also gaining your AAT level 2 qualification.

Annual wage: £16,640 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 18 December
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

This role will suit a bubbly and confident Individual with the ability to be able to liaise between departments and raise issues or concerns in a confident manner.
The successful candidate, will be proactive, well organised, work well under pressure whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail.

The role will include but not be limited to:

Daily admin duties / post
Dealing with and diverting inbound calls in a professional manner.
Manage incoming accounts mailboxes.
Assist with all aspects of purchase ledger.
Reconcile supplier statements.
Assist with all aspects credit control.
Filing of paperwork
Taking credit card payments and allocating customer payments.
Handling customer account queries
Work flexibly alongside the accounts team and provide support, particularly in the event of sickness or holiday.
Any other ad hoc duties required by the accounts team.

Where you’ll work

1 MOUNT PLEASANT WAY

STOKESLEY BUSINESS PARK

STOKESLEY

MIDDLESBROUGH

TS9 5NZ

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

Finance Apprentice Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
Day release at Middlesbrough College once a week
On the job training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade C/4 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Due to the location of the premises, being able to drive and having your own transportation will be beneficial. A keen interest in the Pet and Equestrian industry would be advantageous. You will ideally ( though not essential for the right candidate) have had previous experience using SAP Business by Design.

About this company

We have over 25 years experience supplying wholesale goods to the independent pet and equine trade. AR Wholesale started trading as Armstrong Richardson Wholesale, as part of the Armstrong Richardson Group in 1995. The business started trading out of an old mill, but by 2007 had grown to supply retailers nationwide, and relocated to a purpose built office and 50,000ft sq warehouse in Stokesley Business Park. The business has grown from strength to strength and in 2021 it became a standalone business in its own right, trading as AR Wholesale Ltd. We pride ourselves on providing a first class, personalised service for every customer, no matter the size of your business. Our sales team are always easily reachable via phone or email during working hours. We have great stock availability - our custom built warehouse houses thousands of product varieties. With our own fleet of HGVs and reliable delivery partners, we are able to offer fast, cost-effective nationwide delivery.

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Company benefits

On site parking.

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 for you to progress as a Credit controller/Purchase Ledger clerk/Assistant Accountant.

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