Summary
We are a supportive, dedicated and caring business that will enable you to reach your potential and beyond. We have a strong team ethic, yet we nurture the individual. If you are passionate about accounting and eager to contribute to innovative projects that shape our built environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Wage
£14,722.50 to £23,809.50 a year
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with one day at college
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
2 years
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
* Process all supplier invoices via Rapport3 and Sage accounting system and enter onto the cashflow
* Scan documents and publish to our platform Workspace
* Process personal expenses, reconciling the transactions to the VAT receipts, ensuring the maximum spending allowances are adhered to
* Process daily bank reconciliations for each company and update the daily cashflows to reflect the payments and receipts for the reporting period
* Reconcile the company credit card statements, ensuring a valid VAT receipt has been submitted and post via Rapport3 and Sage accounting system
* Prepare the weekly BACS payment schedules for the Finance Manager
* Assist the Finance Manager with the group annual audits
* Collate documents and store in appropriate folders on the accounts drive
* Work within deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy and efficiency
* Other Finance task “as and when” to aid further personal development throughout the apprenticeship period
Where you’ll work
Pinnacle Consulting Engineers Ltd
Pinnacle House
Maple Way, Broadland Gate
Norwich
NR13 5HB
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
CITY COLLEGE NORWICH
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
* This apprenticeship will involve college attendance at City College Norwich and off the job training
* You will also develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours through your studies and in in the office
* You will have the full support from Pinnacle for your apprenticeship and be employed in the relevant job role
* The typical length of this apprenticeship course is 15 months
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade A-C)
* Maths (grade A-C)
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
* Attention to detail
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Administrative skills
* Team working
* Initiative