Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Assistant Apprentice to join the friendly and professional team at Apsleys LLP. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a career in Accountancy. We value progression and are looking for someone wishing to pursue a career in Accountancy.
Wage
£18,000 a year
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm with half an hour lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Monday 28 April 2025
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
At Apsleys we are offering an entry-level position within our team. You will need to be prepared to train and learn in a busy, professional office environment.
Typical duties will include:
* Summarising income and expenditure on Excel
* Bookkeeping using Sage and QuickBooks
* Maintaining sales and purchase ledgers
* Account reconciliations
* Preparation of working papers in order to compile sets of accounts for different types of business
Where you’ll work
21 Bampton Street
Tiverton
EX16 6AA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
RICHARD HUISH TRUST
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
As well as on-the-job training, you will attend Richard Huish College for one day per week and work towards the following:
* Assistant Accountant Level 2 Standard
* Apprenticeship Diploma
* Functional Skills in maths, ICT and English (if applicable)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade C/4)
* Maths (grade C/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
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative