Accounts and Finance Apprentice (Level 2) - Salary £18,000 (Apprenticeship)

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Job summary

A financial services company in the United Kingdom is seeking an Accounts and Finance apprentice. The role includes processing invoices, managing sales and purchase ledgers, and daily financial data reconciliation. Candidates should have at least 5 GCSEs with specific grades in math and English. An opportunity for progression exists within the team. The position offers various company benefits including a bonus scheme and professional development.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Company bonus scheme

Contributory Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

Employee discount scheme

Free tea/coffee and fresh fruit

Qualifications

• Must be highly organized and able to manage a busy daily workload.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Experience in using Microsoft packages is required.

Responsibilities

• Process sales and purchase invoices across group businesses.
• Conduct credit control and manage sales and purchase ledgers.
• Reconcile and analyze financial data using various software.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

5 x GCSEs including maths at grade 6 and English at grade 5

Tools

SAGE

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Responsibilities will include:


Processing sales invoices across all group businesses on a
timely basis
Credit control
Sales ledger management
Processing purchase invoices across all group businesses on a
timely basis
Preparing payment runs – weekly, monthly, ad-hoc across the
whole Group
Purchase ledger management
Daily update and reconciliation of the bank accounts across
the group companies
Operating and recording the petty cash process for the
business
Maintaining and ensuring compliance with the group expense
policy and ensuring debit and credit card accounts are correctly and accurately
maintained
Provision of support to the wider team on day to day, month
and year end matters covering both internal and external requirements and
active involvement in audit and VAT preparation
To work proactively alongside the existing team and ensuring
that tasks are completed on time to a high standard and with excellent accuracy
and attention to detail
Reconciling and analysis of financial data using different
types of software including SAGE and Microsoft Excel
Opportunity to own and look after legal entity/ies in the
Group

Company Benefits:

33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
Increases with service to 36 days.
Company bonus scheme*
Contributory Pension
Scheme.
Company Sick Pay Scheme.
Death in Service Scheme*.
Flexible working
options.
Employee Awards.
Discounted Gym.
Employee Discount Scheme.
Childcare
Vouchers Scheme.
Nursery Workplace Benefit.
Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay.
Free tea/coffee and fresh fruit.
Break out are with Xbox, Pool Table, Table
Tennis.
Company Away Days.
Team Socials.
Sponsorship for qualifications.
In
house learning and development.

























Training
Accounts and Finance Level 2 apprenticeship standard

Qualifications required
A minimum of 5 x GCSEs which must include maths at grade 6 or above and English at grade 5 or above

Skills required


Highly
organised with the ability to manage a busy daily workload in a fast-paced
environment
Excellent
written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at all
levels of the business
Experience
and confidence using Microsoft packages such as Microsoft Word and Excel
Excellent
attention to detail
Methodical











Prospects
Further
qualifications AAT level 3/4 and then possibly on to ACCA or CIMA. Once
completed the prospects within a growing team in a growing business could be
progression to firstly Assistant Management Accountant then onto Financial
Controller.

Qualification / Standard : ST0608 Accounts or finance assistant
Duration 18