Apprentice Accountant Assistant

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 13,000

Job description

Summary
An ideal opportunity which helps candidates to build their future career in accounting through an apprenticeship program. Updating and reconciling nominal ledgers activities and transactions, updating the sales, purchase ledgers, dealing with bank postings and bank reconciliation.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
Pay rise based on work performance.

Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date: Tuesday 25 March

Duration: 1 year 3 months

Positions available: 2

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
You will work with our finance department and be involved in accountancy duties including:

• Setting up and updating cash flow reports
• Managing and maintaining nominal codes and coding system
• Updating and reconciling nominal ledgers activities and transactions
• Maintaining and updating the sales and purchase ledgers
• Dealing with bank postings and bank reconciliation

Where you'll work
2-4 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5TX

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
THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED

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.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements.

Your training plan
The training will take place at:
The Training Place of Excellence, 12 New Cross Road, SE14 5BE.
Classes are held one day a week.

• You will gain AAT level 2 Foundation Certificate qualification
• Level 2 NVQ
• Accounting/Finance Apprenticeship Level 2 qualification
• Apprentices without Level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level and take the test for level 2 prior to taking their end point assessment

Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:

• Maths, English (grade 4-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

About this company
The Training Place of Excellence has carefully structured each of our accountancy training programs to ensure each candidate gains the best skills needed to complement their current knowledge and experience and secure an accounting job in the current employment market.

After this apprenticeship

• AAT Level 3 Apprenticeship
• Full time employment

Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED
Brunilda Aliaj
[e-mail]
02072529331

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294597.

Apply now
Closes on Tuesday 25 February

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