Apprentice Accounts Assistant - Hosokawa Micron Ltd
Summary
Excellent opportunity to support Accounting and Finance Operations and get a head start in a career in Finance and Accounting whilst obtaining a valuable professional qualification in the AAT. Role will provide an opportunity to understand how Accounting and Finance teams work together and are supported.
Annual wage: £17,500 a year
Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (37 hours a week)
Possible start date: Friday, 15 November
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
Please see the list of tasks you would be completing as an Apprentice Account Technician:
* Daily journal processing
* Sales invoicing processing
* Purchase invoice processing
* Posting bank transactions
* Matching payments
* Downloading weekly time reports
* Monthly journal posting
* Ledger reconciliations
* Downloading ad-hoc monthly reports
* Ad-hoc financial admin
* Providing support and assistance to other departments as required
Where you'll work
Rivington Road, Whitehouse Industrial Estate, Runcorn, WA7 3DS
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
THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED
Your training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents:
* Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
* Record and analyse financial data using the organisation's standard tools and processes.
* Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
* Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
* Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
* Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
* Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
* Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
* Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
* Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
* Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Your training plan
* Assistant Accountant Level 3
* Training will take place onsite
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* 5 GCSE's including Maths and English (grade C/4 or above)
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
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
Other requirements
Please ensure that you currently live within commutable distance of Hosokawa Micron Ltd.
About this company
Our apprenticeship and graduate services have been supporting science industry employers to attract, retain and develop people who can contribute to business success since 2012.
Company benefits
• Pension - Employer 3% contribution/Employee 5% contribution
• Student discount card (NUS)
• Employee assistance programme
• Dedicated mentor for the duration of your apprenticeship
• Onsite Parking
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You'll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
This role is part of our talent planning for the future, and for the right person we are looking to continue to develop the apprentice upon successful completion of the apprenticeship to achieve level 6 qualification in a procurement field.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Cogent Ssc Limited
Dylan Bailey
dylan.bailey@cogentskills.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277244.
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