Summary
A fantastic apprentice opportunity has arisen for someone wanting to kick start a career in finance, at a market leading company - Pacifica Group Limited. Working within their busy finance team, the apprentice will be part of a friendly and professional team and will enjoy a varied and rewarding role.
Wage
£12,480 a year
£12,480.00 Aged 16 - 17 £16,770.00 Aged 18+
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, 37.5 hours per week. 30-minutes lunch break.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 17 February
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
* Analysing data
* Assisting with telephone/email queries
* Identifying trends/patterns/anomalies
* Reconciliation of supplier statements
* Financial data report preparation
* Daily reconciliation of bank accounts
* Accounts receivable - invoicing, credit control, and collections
* Purchase Ledger - processing invoices and managing supplier queries
* Use of accountancy software (Exchequer)
* Raising invoices
* Using Clients portal to invoice
* Liaising with Clients, Departmental Managers and Engineers
* Updating the computer system filing
Good IT skills are essential for this role (especially Word, Excel, Outlook and MS Office).
This list of duties is not exhaustive, and other tasks may be required.
Probationary period applies.
Where you’ll work
Pacifica House Rainton Business Park
Houghton Le Spring
DH4 5RA
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
ACCESS TRAINING 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
Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 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
* Creative
* Initiative
Other requirements
Applicants should be keen to develop a career in accountancy and be able to attend fortnightly day release sessions for the AAT level 2 Apprenticeship at Access Training on Team Valley, Gateshead. Please ensure you can travel to Houghton le Spring for a 9.00am start.