Accounts Assistant Apprentice

The role will be around analysing budgets, forecasting, working with other departments and teams, working to deadlines, prioritising and planning workloads etc.

During the period of the Apprenticeship work and responsibilities will be varied include a wide variety of Accounting roles and could include:

Accounts Payable support to include:

Sorting all invoices received daily and entering details onto the ERP system Reconciling statements received to the supplier ledger to ensure data is complete Processing expenses on company system, preparing reports for management use Overview of preparing the monthly Intrastat and Deferment reports (legal requirement) Overview of process weekly payments for suppliers Overview of monthly management reports

Account Receivables support to include:

Cash collection. Contacting customers to ensure payment is received on time and helping to resolve any payment issues Preparation of customer statements to show amounts owed and when payment is required Allocating customer payments against their account balances

General Ledger support to include:

Creating and obsolescing business units Preparing and entering journals for expenses, fleet and purchasing/Amex cards, prepayments, royalties/commissions Reconciling the bank accounts Managing petty cash Raising cheques

Financial Planning and Analysis support to include:

Management reporting of sales and expenses Product costing Inventory control

Such other duties and responsibilities as may be required to meet business needs.

Training:

Working towards a Level 3 Assistant accountant apprenticeship standard.

Training Outcome:

It is expected (but not guaranteed) that on successful completion of the apprenticeship, the candidate will be offered a permanent contract with Accord-UK.

Employer Description:
As an apprentice, South West Apprenticeship Company Limited, the Flexi Job Agency (FJA) will employ the successful candidate on behalf of this employer. 99% of our apprentices gain full-time employment with their host organisation after completing their apprenticeship or they have progressed onto higher qualifications. The experience and knowledge you gain, plus the relationships you develop, make it easier to progress quickly.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 4.30pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Team working,Adaptable,Commitment,Enthusiastic,Honesty and Integrity