Accounts Assistant Apprentice

PEARTREE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

Brentwood, CM14 5LD

Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 31 December at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 December 2024

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Summary

Kickstart your career in finance with our Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship! This exciting opportunity offers hands-on experience, professional development, and the chance to gain a nationally recognised qualification. You’ll work closely with experienced teams, learn essential accounting skills, and enjoy a supportive, growth-focused environment.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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On successful completion of probation period (3 months), there will be a salary review. Subsequent reviews at the end of each years successful completion of the course.

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
08:30 - 17:00 One hour unpaid lunch Monday - Friday One day at College

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 1 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

  • Purchase ledger duties
  • Sales ledger duties
  • Credit Control
  • Bank/Credit Card Reconciliations
  • Responding to any incoming telephone calls, ensuring that these are directed to the right person within the company
  • Preparing and sending letters, faxes, emails, photocopying and date entry/ input.
  • Providing any support required by any Director
  • Filing and post requirements
  • Attending internal meetings
  • Be an active and contributing member of the finance and office team
  • Any other Adhoc duties which are deemed reasonable and which fall into the remit of the position.

Where you’ll work

Peartree House 1 Britannia Road

Brentwood

CM14 5LD

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

FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD 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.
  • 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

  • Onsite and day release at College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade 3/4)
  • Math (grade 3/4)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

Peartree is and will always remain a family-owned business with a strong independent spirit since starting in 1986. Over three generations, we've built a company culture that not only prioritises the well-being of our staff but also focuses on delivering sustainable, environmentally friendly cleaning solutions

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

Company benefits

Onsite parking

After this apprenticeship

  • Apprentice to Accounts Assistant 
  • Ongoing development 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PEARTREE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

Brenda Ayling

bayling@peartreecleaning.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290723.

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Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 31 December at 11:59pm)

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