Summary
Pentagon Motor Group are currently on the lookout for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is wanting to embark on a career within the Finance division of the Motor Industry. As part of this role you will match finance statements to vehicles sold, balance sales ledger invoices and raise internal invoices for rental.
Wage
£14,352 a year
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
The working hours for this position are Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 24 February
Duration
1 year 2 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
At Pentagon, we believe in growing and developing our own talent and, as an Apprentice with Pentagon, you will be given full support and training to enable you to become the best you can be!
This is a fantastic opportunity if you are looking to pursue a career in Accounting and gain an AAT qualification.
Your apprenticeship with Pentagon will be diverse and fast-paced. As well as having regular meetings with your Apprenticeship provider and completing your coursework, you will also be a fully fledged member of our Accounts department.
Our colleagues are also going to be with you every step of the way, offering their knowledge and experience to help you on your journey.
What will you be doing?
During your apprenticeship, you will learn to:
* Match finance statements to vehicles sold and enter onto the computer system to show payments against accounts.
* Balance sales ledger invoices to payments received.
* Raise internal invoices for rental, demonstration and self-registered vehicles and match to bonus payments from Manufacturers.
* Process invoices for insurance products, allocating the charge to the appropriate vehicle.
* Notify queries or mismatches to the Management Accountant for resolution.
* Reconcile the allocated nominal monthly accounts.
* Validate Sales Ledger reconciliations monthly on the Manufacturer debtor accounts on the computerised system.
* Follow appropriate cash-handling procedures at the dealership.
The working hours for this position are Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.
Please note that whilst this position is initially based at VW Derby, we are planning to relocate the LCV Accounts team to Corporate Fleet at West Hallam, DE7 6HE. Estimated timescale, this will be in the next 12/18 months.
Where you’ll work
Pentagon Volkswagen Van Centre Derby
Mackworth
Derby
DE22 4NB
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
LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD
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
Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 AAT Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship will be delivered by our provider Learning Skills Partnership via online learning, combining online lectures and one-to-one sessions.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4/C and above)
* Math's (grade 4/C and 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
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative