Summary
A great opportunity to start to your career in Accountancy. As a Apprentice Accounts Assistant you will support managers and other senior staff in providing a range of accountancy services to our clients. You will gain the experience and knowledge to progress through AAT qualifications.
Wage
£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday (excluding bank holidays) 8.30am - 4.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Thursday 24 April 2025
Duration
1 year 2 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
As an apprentice accountant you will work as part of a team assisting with clients’ accounting needs.
This position involves a number of different aspects including:
* Data entry for the weekly and monthly client payrolls
* Processing purchase ledger invoices
* Reconciling supplier statements
* Maintaining supplier records
* Maintaining customer records
• Matching the bank feeds
* Understanding the various accounting software in use
* General admin, including a lot of ad-hoc duties, assisting the owners in both administration, finance and other duties, getting to really know the business, including
* Providing occasional cover on the telephone support.
* Processing of weekly and monthly payrolls
* Working closely with the payroll team to ensure that all payroll tasks are completed on time
Where you’ll work
13 Hyde Road
Paignton
TQ4 5BW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD
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.
* 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
You will undertake the “Accounts/ Finance Assistant Apprenticeship (an Advanced Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.
This is a blended learning experience for apprentices which incorporates multiple teaching methods to suit the learning styles of our apprentices. We have on demand learning materials that can be accessed at any time alongside face-to-face contact with a personal tutor either via Microsoft teams, or at one of our college sites once a week.
The other four days a week will be spent in the office where you will undertake further practical and theoretical training.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* A minimum of 5 subjects including English & Maths (grade 9 - 4 (A* - C))
A Level in:
* 2 subjects (grade A - C)
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
* Accounting or Bookkeeping (grade Pass)
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
* Customer care skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Flexible