Finance Apprentice (36079)

SMC PREMIER GROUP LIMITED

STOCKPORT, SK3 0JE

Closes in 28 days (Friday 29 November)

Posted on 29 October 2024

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Summary

An amazing opportunity supporting the Finance Team with the production of the monthly management accounts. This will include the recording of income transactions and purchase records into the Finance systems.

Annual wage
£12,147.20 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
9.00am - 5.00pm, Monday to Thursday. 9.00am - 4.00pm, Friday.

36 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 9 December

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

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the production of monthly accounts processes with the goal of achieving full proficiency within twelve months.
  • Matching, checking and coding of invoices
  • Understanding the basic elements of VAT
  • Electronic payment runs – understanding the needs of the business – cash flow constraints
  • Processing staff expenses
  • Setting up new accounts within our finance system and maintaining existing account details
  • Reconciliation of supplier statements
  • Introduction to bank reconciliation
  • Keeping filing / archiving up to date
  • Data entry
  • Being first point of contact for all relevant enquiries.
  • Maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders.
  • Support the month end management accounting process
  • Provide cover in the absence of a member of the Finance Team
  • Working towards an AAT qualification and developing a career in finance.

What you could go on to do:

  • In time provide further payroll analysis for use around the business and links with finance for management accounts.

How you will be supported

  • Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role.

What will happen next

New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:

  • More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
  • Any training you need to complete
  • What the next steps will be

How you could get there

If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.

Where you’ll work

117-119A STOCKPORT ROAD

STOCKPORT

SK3 0JE

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 GROWTH COMPANY 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

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    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

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Team working
    • Personable
    • Hardworking
    • Bright
    • Eager to learn
    • Well presented

    About this company

    In 1982, we began a family business providing Commercial Cleaning services Company based in the Northwest of England serving the local area with general offices and industrial cleaning. Today, we are still a family business but our services have grown in both number and geography. We are now a nationwide leading property services company providing facilities management, health, safety & environment compliance and of course always at our core cleaning.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Possible progression within the company and progression onto the next level apprenticeship.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284559.

    Apply now

    Closes in 28 days (Friday 29 November)

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