Summary
This is a great opportunity to start your career in Accountancy and will cover a range of accounting and bookkeeping functions within an accounting practice. Tasks will include assisting the existing team with their existing tasks and getting involved in performing day to day bookkeeping transactions for clients and other admin tasks.
Wage
£11,648 a year
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday- Some variation of 9am - 5pm however some flexibility can be discussed at interview.
35 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 31 March
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
* Client Bookkeeping
* Prepare financial statements and reports
* Analyse financial data and provide advice to management
* Prepare and review budgets
* Ensure accuracy of financial documents
* Manage accounts payable and receivable
* Maintain financial records and databases
* Prepare tax returns and other government filings
* Develop strategies to improve financial performance
Where you’ll work
19 Birdwood Road
Cambridge
CB1 3ST
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
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
You will undertake the “Accounts / Finance Assistant” Apprenticeship (an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.
More training information
Training will be provided through Accountancy Learning LTD.
You will receive support from both the employer, and the training provider, to complete and achieve your Apprenticeship and will be given time to study during the week on a day release basis. As you are working towards a professional qualification, it is also expected that you will continue your studies outside of normal office hours.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 5)
* Maths (grade 5)
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
* Administrative skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
Other requirements
The role will require some travel around the centre of Cambridge to visit clients. This would therefore require someone who would be comfortable and able to do this via their own transport/ public transport.