Finance Assistant Apprentice

Summary

The team is looking for a Finance Assistant Apprentice to assist the Finance Department in the provision of timely and accurate processing of sales and purchase invoicing within the RHF Group. To provide general administrative and transaction support to the team.

Annual wage: £16,640 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am -5pm with 30 minute unpaid break Friday 8am-2pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 3 February
Duration: 1 year 3 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

The role of the Finance Assistant Apprentice will be to provide support within the RHF Finance team.

Main Duties will be to:

Ensure that invoices are matched with purchase orders,input accurately and stored in the designated group location.
To reconcile supplier statements
To assist with customer invoicing, receipting and enquiries.
Undertake routine clerical tasks, including word processing, telephone queries and emails
To assist with project work and tasks identified by Finance Manager

The apprenticeship is the starting point for an exciting finance career within the group.

Where you’ll work

RH Fibreboard,

Units 19-22 Lavenham Road,

Beeches Industrial Estate

Yate, Bristol

BS37 5QX

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

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD 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

The apprentice will attend the Filton Campus one day a week to complete the learning element of the apprenticeship. They will also be supported by their employer, tutor and assessor.

As well as the Apprenticeship Standard, apprentices will be required to complete AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting as part of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4-9*)

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
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

RH Fibreboard Containers LTD is a rapidly expanding manufacturer and packaging supplier in the south west with sites in Bristol and Wellington. The company is part of the Goonvean Group an organisation which is passionate about helping businesses to grow and the people and communities connected to those businesses to thrive. The group owns business in manufacturing, engineering, reprocessing and IT. Group ethos "Be the best in everything we do".

http://www.fibreboard.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The apprenticeship is the starting point for an exciting finance career within the team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE

Amy Archer

Amy.archer@sgscol.ac.uk

0117 9092202

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000289756.

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Closes on Friday 17 January

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