Summary
We wish to recruit a bright individual looking for an apprenticeship in accountancy, with the opportunity to ultimately become a fully qualified bookkeeper. This is a great opportunity to join a growing dynamic firm, providing excellent training and longer term career opportunities.
Wage
£16,000 a year
regular pay reviews every 6 months.
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9am- 5pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Friday 30 May 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
The role would involve doing the bookkeeping and VAT returns for a number of our clients, with the view to moving on to some of our more complex clients once the candidate evolves through their studies. Bookkeeping would mainly be done using Xero cloud based software.
Where you’ll work
Courtenay House
Pynes Hill
Exeter
EX2 5AZ
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
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
During your training you will be expected to develop an understanding of the practical issues involved in delivering a high quality service to clients. This would involve a training day once per week for AAT Apprenticeship study.
Both practical and theoretical training will be undertaken, with an aim to becoming a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).
You will undertake the “Accounts/ Finance Assistant” Apprenticeship (an intermediate/Level 2 Apprenticeship), 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:
* 6 other subjects (grade 5)
* English (grade 6)
* Maths (grade 6)
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
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
Other requirements
As a key member of the team, the successful candidate will work directly with the clients to maintain their financial records. Therefore, good interpersonal skills and organisation are both key, the ability to work under pressure and to prioritise your own workload is essential at being successful within this role.