AAT Finance Transaction Apprentice

JOB ROLE:

Process all bank transactions and support the finance transaction team KEY.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accessing bank statements and allocating all receipts to invoices. Database searching to find relevant details to allow allocation of receipts. Provide cover and support for expense processes, including review of VAT receipts, nominal coding and approval. Provide cover and support for the purchase ledger, including processing supplier invoices, coding, claiming VAT, ensuring correct entity. Processing automatic bank payments such as bank charges to ensure swift bank reconciliation is possible. Other general administrative duties.

NOTE: The Company reserves the right to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post holder at any time according to the needs of the Company’s business.

Training:

Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Level 3 – AAT.

This Level 3 programme builds on the foundations for entry level talent to support growth within an Accountancy and Finance function.

Employees on this apprenticeship will ensure an Accountancy and Finance practice performs in the most effective way. It includes the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and provides the opportunity for them to support the business with essential skills and behaviours to drive results.

You will learn how to prepare financial statements for Sole Traders and Partnerships, the importance of management accounting information, and how to prepare VAT returns. You’ll develop the technical skills to start, or progress, your career in accountancy and this will allow you to continue with your studies onto Level 4.

To pass this level you will need to study the following four units:

Financial Accounting; Preparing Financial Statements (FAPS). Management Accounting Techniques (MATS). Tax Processes for Business (TPFB). Business Awareness (BUAW).

You will also be required to complete an End Point Assessment (EPA), which will include a synoptic assessment and discussion with a supporting portfolio.

Training will be provided by attending either face-to-face classroom-based lessons or Live Online. An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking, and you must dedicate time to off-the-job training, as well as completing knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with your apprenticeship. 

Training Outcome:

Hawkins is a fast-growing company, both in the UK and internationally. Whilst there are not guaranteed roles available, our departments are expanding as the company grows, and we would like to see these roles as developmental ones which could grow with the business, if suitable roles were to arise.

Employer Description:
At Hawkins we build careers: We set ourselves apart from the competition and are proud to say that when people join us, they tend to stay.We achieve this by investing in our people, helping them to become experts in their chosen field by providing a secure and nurturing environment in which to develop their skills. This means that as every employee has a stake in the future of the business, growth benefits all, rather than a just few individuals or external investors.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, between 9:00am - 5:30pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative