Junior Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Government jobs, apprenticeship; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

This apprenticeship offers a fantastic opportunity to start a finance career. You'll gain hands-on experience in financial operations, working closely with a supportive team. The role includes recording transactions, reconciliations, and assisting with financial admin tasks. Training will occur weekly at Basingstoke College of Technology, leading to a recognized qualification.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include GCSE in English and Maths.
• Skills needed: Communication, IT, Attention to detail, Customer care.

Responsibilities

• Accurate recording of financial transactions.
• Assist with bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Support month-end and year-end close.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Customer care skills

Problem solving skills

Administrative skills

Number skills

Team working

Initiative

Education

GCSE in English

GCSE in Maths

Job description

Summary
Eager to learn, adaptable, and a team player? Confident with numbers and strong Excel skills? This could be your next step! This role offers a fantastic chance to build your finance career in a dynamic and encouraging setting.

Wage
£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours Monday - Friday, 08.30 - 17.00, with 1hr unpaid lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes 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

Eager to learn, adaptable, and a team player? Confident with numbers and strong Excel skills? This could be your next step!

This role offers a fantastic chance to build your finance career in a dynamic and encouraging setting. You'll support key financial operations, working closely with colleagues across departments. You'll gain confidence in financial and operational systems and acquire well-rounded accounting experience - all within a supportive team that champions growth and collaboration.

You will assist with recording daily financial transactions, performing reconciliations, handling queries, closing the month end and year end accounts, and you will support the FM and AFM with financial admin and ad hoc tasks.

Once fully trained, your key responsibilities would be

• Accurate and timely recording of financial transactions
• Bank reconciliation
• Credit Card reconciliation
• Process purchase invoices from Paperless to Sage200
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Assist with supplier queries
• Weekly customer invoicing
• Send out customer statements
• Process customer payments
• Scan and e-file of finance documents
• Assist with month-end and year-end close
• Support FM and AFM with financial admin and ad hoc duties

Where you'll work

THE AVENUE
LASHAM
ALTON
HAMPSHIRE
GU34 5SU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn
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

Training will occur 1 day a week at Basingstoke College of Technology and the rest at Site Equip.

Each unit will be assessed by way of a computerised examination. Successful completion of all exams at each level will result in the qualification being awarded.

Requirements
Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

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

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
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Initiative

About this company
Supplying sanitation and welfare to the events, construction and building industries across the South since 1988.

https://site-equip.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship

AAT Professional Accounting Tax-Technician Apprenticeship.

Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320341.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Friday 30 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

When you apply, you'll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.