Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic administration apprentice to join our finance team and to help support the volume growth that the company has had over recent years.
Wage
£20,000 a year
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:45pm, with a 45 minute unpaid lunch break.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 28 April
Duration
1 year 3 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
* Generate Customer Statements twice a month and prompt follow-up of any missing invoices or any queries raised by the customer.
* Daily file uploads from Boughey & Romac working in conjunction with Customer Services to check for delivery errors before the file is processed.
* Assist the Credit Control Team with collecting monies to terms. This will involve query investigation, account reconciliation and chasing customers for overdue monies.
* Day-to-day management of the Purchase Ledger inbox. Sorting invoices, statements and queries and directing them into the relevant workflows.
* Processing of Stock Invoice Headers and daily GRNI report generation which is forwarded to the appropriate departments to assist with timely invoice processing.
* Assist the Purchase Ledger Clerk with invoice processing and approval workflows and provide holiday cover to maintain workflow.
* Provide holiday cover for the Customer Services Team, ensuring that customer orders are processed in a timely manner and workflow is maintained.
* Be responsible for the raising and issuing of the Proforma invoices.
* Cover inbound customer service calls.
* Assist the Management Accountant with maintaining customer price files in MTMS.
Where you’ll work
Davy Road
Astmoor Industrial Estate
Runcorn
WA7 1PZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WARRINGTON & VALE ROYAL 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
* A twelve week block of college attendance at Warrington & Vale Royal College (Warrington site) alongside weekly remote learning. On the job learning in the workplace.
* Level 2 Accounts or finance assistant apprenticeship standard
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
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
Other requirements
Relevant work experience and an interest in a career in Finance would be ideal.