Summary
Northern Skills are recruiting on behalf of Middlesbrough Football Club who are looking for a hardworking, motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join their team as an Accounts Assistant Apprentice. During the course of this apprenticeship, you will be learning the role of an Accounts Assistant whilst also gaining the AAT Level 2 qualification.
Wage
£13,741 a year
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm, with 1 hour unpaid lunchbreak.
35 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 21 April
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
Key Responsibilities:
* Accurate postings of cash book transactions.
* Assist in the preparation of monthly management information.
Main Duties:
* Responsible for the maintenance and processing of the cash books including bank reconciliations.
* Liaising with internal departments to ensure that all banking is done on a day to day basis and raising any issues with the department head on any discrepancies.
* Develop cash book accounting and controls making use of current computer systems.
* Checking and preparing online bank payments including monthly employee expenses.
* Assist in monthly management accounts process.
* Continuous support of Finance team members, processes, and procedures.
* Ad hoc duties as requested by the Financial Manager.
Where you’ll work
Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough
TS3 6RS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
MIDDLESBROUGH 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
Assistant Accountant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:
* Day release at Middlesbrough College
* On and off-the-job training
Requirements
Essential 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
* Presentation skills
* Analytical skills
* Patience
Other requirements
• Individuals over 19 who do not meet essential qualifications should still apply and will be individually checked for eligibility. • Individuals are able to undertake an apprenticeship at a higher level than a qualification they currently hold, including any previously completed apprenticeships. Individuals can also undertake an apprenticeship at the same level, or lower level than a qualification they already hold as long as the new apprenticeship allows for new skills to be acquired and the content of the training is materially different from any previous qualification or apprenticeship • Please note; if you have been progressed, you will be contacted to complete a telephone interview. Please expect to receive a call from us within 5 working days. Applicants must go through this telephone procedure for your application to be progressed. • This vacancy is to start immediately therefore you must be available to start before applying. The closing date, interview date and start date are subject to change. This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.