Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Widnes; On-site; GBP 16,000; Full time

Job description

Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody looking to begin their career in finance. The role will include elements of sales ledger, purchase ledger, accounts and payroll, as well as general support of the Finance Assistant and Business Administrator.

Wage
£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices.

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Hours
Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 17:00 with a 30 min lunch break and Friday, 08:00 - 14:30 with a 30 min lunch break. Where required (with suitable notice given) we do from time to time require some weekend work if the job cannot be completed during normal working hours.
39 hours a week.

Start date
Sunday 1 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

1. Sales Ledger:
   • Create Sales Orders from Customer Purchase Orders
   • Maintain Sales Order Outstanding Reports and DRNI with PM's and update
   • Raise Sales Invoices and Progress them to payment due date/chase debtors
   • Record customer receipts
   • Issue monthly statements/ reminders / statements to customers / chase receipts
   • Take legal action when required
2. Purchase Ledger:
   • Transfer electronic invoices from Suppliers Mail box to "day files"
   • Validate suppliers and ensure invoices are correct and payment terms match
   • Process Supplier invoices on Progress/Sage as applicable
   • Issue invoices requiring third party sign off to appropriate responsible person
   • Deal with any queries- price- quality- supply
   • Prepare schedules for payment for mid and end of month payments
   • Complete/Check credit account applications with suppliers
3. Accounts:
   • Perform End of Month on SAGE
   • Bank reconciliations- Petty Cash/ GBP/Euro/Savings
   • Check nominals Profit & loss/ Trial Balance
   • Check tax codes for VAT
   • Check VAT import statements
   • Check all invoices are uploaded
   • Chase PODS/Credit notes
4. Payroll:
   • Check all expense claims conform to Company guidelines
   • Check attendance/absences on Progress
   • Prepare schedules for HR
   • Record expenses to Project expenses tracker
   • Record expenses on Sage on Journals
5. General:
   • Assist with internal and external financial audits
   • Assist with utility audits/quality audits
   • Provide support to Financial Term and PM's
   • Provide admin/Purchasing Support when required

Where you'll work
Tracoinsa System UK Ltd Innovation Centre
Unit 5 Foundry Lane
Widnes
WA8 8WL

Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation
RIVERSIDE COLLEGE

Your training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Equal to GCSE

1. Record transactional data.
2. Use the organisation's standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
3. Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
4. Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
5. 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.
6. Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
7. 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

• Level 2 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Standard
• Weekly attendance at Riverside College, Widnes

More training information

• As an employer we believe in training our team, so the apprentice will receive all required training to ensure a safe working mindset and workplace
• Internal training will be given on Sage and Progress software

Requirements

Essential qualifications

• GCSE in:
  • 4 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade 9-4 (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

• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Microsoft package knowledge
• Proactive nature
• Keen to learn
• Good timekeeping is essential

Other requirements
We reserve the right to close this opportunity after 1 week if we have received enough applications, and therefore recommend you make an application as soon as possible, rather than waiting until the planned closing date as we cannot guarantee the vacancy will remain open for the whole time planned.

About this company
This company is trading as Tracoinsa System UK Ltd. This company designs, develops & delivers highly effective and efficient material handling solutions across a wide range of industries. With highly experienced and dedicated engineering teams, lean manufacturing facilities and a dedicated after sales support unit, all committed to delivering excellence. Quality approval to ISO9001, 14001 & 45001 ensure that TS delivers highly effective, efficient and sustainable material handling solutions. We are an established and highly respected engineering supplier to the automotive, aerospace, medical, energy, FMCG and OEM sectors since 1972. Our philosophy is to provide the latest Material Handling Technologies within our products and services.

After this apprenticeship

• Once their apprenticeship has been completed there is the opportunity for them to be become a full time staff member of the TS team
• From that point they will be able to progress to become a full account assistant and beyond

Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RIVERSIDE COLLEGE
Joanna Smith
[e-mail]

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313146.

Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Monday 21 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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