Accounting Apprentice

Summary
To work under the direction of the Group Management Accountant and the Finance Director and to work towards providing efficient and effective administrative support, undertaking basic book-keeping tasks and clerical support. You will be working towards your Level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeship qualification.

Wage
£15,704 a year

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Training course Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:30, with an hour lunch.
40 hours a week

Start date
Monday 2 June 2025

Duration
1 year 3 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

Whilst the exact responsibilities will vary, the main duties of the Accounts Assistant can be summarised as follows:

• Processing on Sage and or Xero
• Bank reconciliations
• Working with Excel spreadsheets
• Managing the Company Credit Cards process - monthly statements / posting transactions on the system, etc
• Answering telephone calls, dealing with client/supplier/staff queries
• Plus any other job roles with require assistance

Where you'll work

UNIT CG1A CLARENCE MILL
CLARENCE ROAD
BOLLINGTON
MACCLESFIELD
SK10 5JZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level
Course contents

• Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
• Record and analyse financial data using the organisation's standard tools and processes.
• Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
• Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
• Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
• Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
• Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
• Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
• Record and analyse financial data using the organisation's standard tools and processes.
• Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
• Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
• Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
• Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
• Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
• Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

This apprenticeship has the option to be remote or college day release.

Requirements
Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4/C+)
• Maths (grade 4/C+)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• AAT (grade Pass)

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
• Basic Bookkeeping skills
• Work to a very high standard
• Meet tight deadlines
• Conversant with Microsoft
• Advanced Excel skills
• Efficient
• ability to plan workload
• ability to control workload
• ability to multi-task

About this company
Control Group are specialists in the specification and installation of integrated electronic systems predominantly to the commercial market. The company is based in the idyllic town of Bollington in Cheshire.

https://www.controlgroup.tech/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

28 days holiday (increasing with years of service) + birthday off + tech scheme + employee benefit scheme + life cover + company events and team lunches
After this apprenticeship

There may be a fulltime position available within the company upon the successful completion of this apprenticeship.

Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

Maxim Business Training

apprenticeshiprecruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk

01625410022

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317493.
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Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 27 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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