Accounts Apprentice

Summary

Established in 2010, CosmoLab in Billingham aim to provide focus on the development and manufacture of private label dental care products. Within this role you will be working in a supportive team helping with tax returns, general bookkeeping, VAT returns and more! You will have to have a level 2 AAT qualification for this position.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 21 January
Duration: 1 year 9 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

General bookkeeping
Bank reconciliation
Inputting invoices and purchases
Credit control
Processing cheque payments
Sending out statements to customers
Opening post
Responding to any account’s enquiries – in person/over phone
General Admin Duties
Processing of orders – this could include sourcing item too

Where you’ll work

TOOTH TOWERS

LAGONDA ROAD

COWPEN LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

BILLINGHAM

TS23 4JA

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.
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 realease 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
Administrative skills
Patience

About this company

We focus on the development and manufacture of private label dental care products. Our dedicated team have huge experience of every stage of product development from formulation through to packaging, branding, regulation and manufacture.

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

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.

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