Management Accountant Apprentice

Elite Group; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off

Enhanced parental leave

Employee loyalty rewards

Training opportunities

Regular company events

Job summary

Elite Group is seeking a Management Accountant Apprentice in Chorley with hybrid working. The role supports finance teams with accounting tasks, invoicing, and reporting while pursuing a professional qualification.

You will contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reconciliations, gaining exposure to audit processes and group-level financial operations. Ideal candidates will have AAT Level 2 or equivalent, five GCSEs including Maths and English, and experience with Sage 200, Excel,

Qualifications

• Minimum AAT Level 2 or equivalent accounting experience.
• 5 GCSEs at Level 4 or above, including Maths and English.

Responsibilities

• Create sales invoices in SAGE and assist budgeting/forecasting.
• Support Management Accountants and prepare routine revenue reports.
• Produce monthly bank reconciliations and assist year-end audit.
• Use Excel for ad-hoc reports and cover team duties as needed.

Skills

AAT Level 2

MS Office

Education

AAT Level 2 qualified or equivalent accounts experience

5 GCSEs including Maths & English

Tools

Sage 200

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Salary: £18,000 / yr, plus benefits
Job Location: Chorley/Hybrid

We are looking for a Management Accountant Apprentice to join our team! This role sits at group level within NTG, which comprises of Elite Group and Netcentrix.

As a Management Accountant Apprentice, your role is to provide administrative and accounting support for the finance department, working with and assisting colleagues in the timely production of financial management information and reporting packs, contributing to the success of the overall New Technology Group strategy.

The Company will invest in you through study support to attain a professional qualification, and you will be encouraged to work on ad-hoc projects to broaden your skills base.

If you have the skills and can-do attitude, we would love to hear from you.

A day in the life of an Management Accountant Apprentice looks a little like this:

• Creating sales invoices in SAGE.
• Assist in the budgeting and forecasting processes for the business.
• Assist the Management Accountants.
• Analyse sales invoicing and revenue data to produce routine reports.
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation’s.
• Support the year-end audit.
• Spreadsheet work using Excel to produce ad-hoc reports.
• Provide temporary cover for other members of the team where required.
• Ad-hoc duties as requested by the board, or Group Financial Controller.

Role requirements

Some essential criteria for this role includes:

• AAT Level 2 qualified or equivalent accounts experience.
• 5 GCSEs at Level 4 including Maths and English.
• Competent in the use of Word, Excel, Outlook email/calendar, PowerPoint, and Sage 200.
• An effective team player with a precise approach and close attention to detail.
• A problem solving, solution-based mentality.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Calm and considered working under pressure.

Here’s why you’ll love working for us

Our Vision is to be the leading sustainable Technology Group delivering world class Customer Experience (CX) and Digital Transformation solutions.

And, when it comes to support, we are always looking for new ways to help our team grow and develop. Our values allow us to nurture a supportive company culture and retain a dedicated workforce through valuing our team’s hard work, empowering each other to do our best, whilst staying humble and having compassion.

We will invest in your learning and celebrate your successes by recognising and rewarding your hard work. Some of our company benefits include:

• Your Birthday off
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Employee loyalty rewards
• Accredited Investors in People organisation
• Regular company events
• Plenty of scope for progression and opportunities for training – technical and management
• Achievement celebrations & rewards
• Medical schemes and cycle-to-work initiatives
• Mental wellbeing and financial wellbeing support
• Check out our main careers page for more info on our benefits!

#WeAreElite

Elite Group is part of the New Technology Group – an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Read our recruitment privacy notice here .

New Technology Group – an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Read our recruitment privacy notice here .