Summary
To provide support to the finance team on all aspects of the business from an accounts perspective, working with the Finance Manager, management accounts team and payment and queries team.
Wage
£14,722.50 a year
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 14 April
Duration
1 year
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
Performance of junior level tasks within the accounts department, including but not limited to:
* Bank payment runs for cheques received
* Management of post received into the department
* Handling and management of petty cash
* Invoice processing
Resolution of accounts-based queries from the from the following sources:
* Insurer clients
* Repairers
* Policy holders
* Internal departments
The department handles a large volume of both phone (via the omnichannel system), and email queries from the above sources relating to financial elements of claims managed by Vizion Network.
These will include but are not limited to:
* Payment enquiries
* Policy excess queries
* Remittance requests
* Invoice submission processes
* Completion of system driven tasks on a regular basis, and carried out in a timely fashion, for example invoice validation.
* Assistance in processing invoices manually where automated options are unavailable, or at insurer request.
* Assistance in creation of insurer bordereau or other forms of manual invoice submission, e.g portals.
Support in collating and recording supplier invoices for payment by Vizion to external parties, including; hire, inherited charges and other ad hoc elements of the claim process.
* To liaise with other departments to discuss issues, revise processes, etc., as and when required.
* To assist with any internal or external audit requirements.
* To undertake other ad hoc Finance duties as required from time to time.
* To support and work with other Vizion departments / employees as required from time to time.
Where you’ll work
The Deep Business Centre Tower Street
Hull
HU1 4BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
MCARTHUR DEAN 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
Level 2 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Standard:
* One to one Tutor Assessor support in the workplace working towards Assistant Accountant Level 2 (AAT Level 2 qualification is included in this Standard)
* Attending weekly classes covering Health and Safety and Equality and diversit
* Functional Skills if required
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths and English (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
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative