Trainee Accountant Apprenticeship

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Camberley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Trainee Accountant, where you'll gain invaluable hands-on experience while pursuing your professional qualification. This apprenticeship offers a comprehensive learning experience, allowing you to work closely with finance professionals and develop essential skills in a supportive environment. You'll engage in various tasks, from processing invoices to assisting with audits, all while attending college to enhance your knowledge. With a commitment to your growth, this role is an excellent opportunity to kickstart your career in finance.

Benefits

Competitive package including study support

Release to college

25 days holiday per year

Subsidised onsite restaurant facility

Free onsite car parking

Product discounts

Excellent working environment

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include GCSEs in English and Maths with grade 5 and above.
• Other relevant qualifications in Accountancy are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Processing intercompany purchase ledger invoices and resolving queries.
• Assisting with employee expenses processing and reconciliation.
• Supporting year-end procedures and audit requests.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Number skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Education

GCSE in English (grade 5 and above)

GCSE in Maths (grade 5 and above)

Accountancy (grade Pass)

Job description

Summary
Join a business that supports your growth while you study for your professional qualification. As a Trainee Accountant, you'll gain exposure to various business areas, achieving a well-rounded understanding of its processes and how they feed into Finance. You'll gain relevant on-the-job experience to support your college course.

Wage
Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)

Hours 08:30 - 17:00, Monday - Friday.
37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date
Monday 16 June 2025

Duration
3 years

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

• Processing intercompany purchase ledger invoices and resolving queries arising from these
• Assist with the processing and reconciliation of employee expenses including credit cards, personal expenses and mileage records
• Support the purchase ledger assistant in the processing of bank transactions
• Liaising and working closely with the Financial Accountant and Accounts Payable Assistant
• Assist with year-end procedures as required
• Assist with audit requests as required
• Using telephone, email and other business and communication systems
• You will be supported to attain a professional qualification, attending college on assigned days

Where you'll work

Contra House
Oak Close
Camberley
GU15 3FG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

FIRST INTUITION LIMITED

Your training course

Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)

Equal to master's degree
Course contents

• Build trusted and sustainable relationships with individuals and organisations.Consistently support individuals and collaborate to achieve results as part of a team.
• Influence the impact of business decisions on relevant and affected communities basedon an appreciation of different organisations and the environments in which theyoperate.
• Communicate in a clear, articulate and appropriate manner. Adapt communicationsto suit different situations, individuals or teams.
• Identify ethical dilemmas, understand the implications and behave appropriately.Understand their legal responsibilities, both within the letter and the spirit of the law,as well as be aware of the procedures for reporting concerns over potentially unethicalactivities.
• Take ownership of allocated projects and effectively manage their own time and thetime of others. Demonstrate good project management skills to deliver high qualitywork within the appropriate timeline. Act as a role model and motivate others todeliver results.
• Evaluate information quickly and draw accurate conclusions. Assess a problem frommultiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered. Gather the appropriatefacts and evidence in order to make decisions effectively.

Your training plan

Accountancy or Taxation Professional Level 7.

In a trainee role with STIHL you will receive the encouragement and support of the team to achieve your professional qualification and gain the necessary business skills required to start your career in Finance.

You will be required to travel to work in Camberley and college in Reading on assigned dates and complete all course work.

Requirements
Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 5 and above)
• Maths (grade 5 and above)

Other in:

• Accountancy (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
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working

About this company
The STIHL Group develops, manufactures and distributes power tools and garden machinery. STIHL products are used by professionals in forestry, agriculture, landscaping and construction as well as domestic users. STIHL has consistently been the world's top-selling chainsaw brand since 1971 and today has a product range of hundreds of machines, demonstrating the latest innovations, from chainsaw design to robotic technology, including our iMow range. Revolutionary technology and innovative ideas are at the heart of the STIHL brand, delivered by a team of world class engineers based at our Head Office in Germany. STIHL GB is a sales and marketing subsidiary based in Camberley, Surrey and we employ 120 people.

http://www.stihl.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits
• Competitive package including study support
• Release to college
• 25 days holiday per year
• Subsidised onsite restaurant facility
• Free onsite car parking
• Product discounts
• Excellent working environment
After this apprenticeship

A finance apprenticeship with STIHL will prepare you to start a career as an accountant or other finance role.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FIRST INTUITION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316947.
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Closes on Friday 30 May 2025

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After signing in, you'll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.

Company's application instructions

Apply through gov.uk or see the STIHL GB website for how to apply directly.