Apprentice Finance Assistant

Summary

As a finance assistant, you will have the opportunity to handle transactions, manage a mailbox and liaise with customers. You will also have the chance to gain experience working with foreign currency transactions. The TePe work environment has a lovely family culture and is perfect for somebody who has a desire to learn as part of a team.

Annual wage: £20,000 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00. Break - 30mins.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 13 January
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

Admin Tasks:

Managing a mailbox
Downloading bank statements
Helping with routine tasks at the end of the month
Credit control

Dealing with Transactions:

Post cashbook transactions
Post contra transactions

Assisting Customers:

Dealing with customer queries
Sending customer statements

Assisting Suppliers:

Dealing with supplier queries
Processing supplier invoices in the system

Ledger Management:

Checking and reconciling sales ledger and purchase ledger

Where you’ll work

EKLUND HOUSE

6 CATHEDRAL AVENUE

WELLS

BA5 1FD

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

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

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

You will be pursuing a Level 2 Standard as a Finance Assistant. As part of this program, you will attend a Weston College led induction and course, and an assessor will conduct on-site observations to evaluate your progress.

At the conclusion of your program, your qualification will be assessed though an End Point Assessment.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C)
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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Initiative
Microsoft Office skills
Self-motivation
Integrity and confidentiality
Desire to excel

Other requirements

Access to a reliable mode of transport will be needed.

About this company

TePe UK is one of the largest subsidiaries of TePe Munhygienprodukter AB, a Swedish family-owned company founded in 1965. TePe’s oral care range is appreciated and approved by dental professionals worldwide for its quality, functionality and breadth. TePe has a strong market presence in the UK and is the UK’s number one branded Interdental Brush. They take pride in developing, producing and promoting products that encourage long-term oral health. TePe UK is based in the Somerset town of Wells, with access to free parking. We have over 30 employees, spread across marketing, odontology, finance, sales and operations.

https://www.tepe.com/uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

- Free TePe products - 5% pension contribution after 3 months service - 25 days annual leave per year - Vitality Health insurance (upon completing probation) - Vivup employee benefits - Free healthy snacks - Free parking

After this apprenticeship

The potential for a permananent contract and support in further finance qualifications.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Erin Allsworth

erin.allsworth@weston.ac.uk

01934411594

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288039.

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