Advanced AAT Apprentice (Income Team)

In this role you’ll contribute to the work of the Income Team and study to achieve the Level 3 AAT apprenticeship throughout the duration of your time with us. We’ll give you time during your working week for study and assessments- which means no evening or weekend study is required!

You will work towards being able to undertake the range of duties listed below:

Transactional processing across a variety of Finance Systems System administration & maintenance Banking & reconciliations Mailbox administration Communication with internal and external customers

Training:
As part of this role, you will undertake and complete an Assistant Accountant Level 3 qualification with AAT At the end of this apprenticeship, you have an AAT Level 2 Booking Foundation Certificate and a Level 3 Diploma in Accounting which are nationally recognised qualifications  You will have the opportunity to learn in your role and will be provided with approximately one day per week in term time to study. You will be given one day a week to attend in person training at one of our Bucks Adult Learning sites

The training you will be completed as part of the Assistant Accountant apprenticeship standard includes: 

Management Accounting: Budgeting Management Accounting: Decision and Control Financial Statements for Limited Companies Accounting Systems and Controls Credit Management Cash Treasury Management

All modules of this apprenticeship will include in-person lessons, online exams, exam revision and a workplace project. 

Training Outcome:
We cannot guarantee a permanent position following the completion of the apprenticeship, however, this is a great opportunity to start a career in finance AAT is a well-recognised professional body, and coupled alongside practical working experience within a large organisation, this is a great entry opportunity for anyone with an interest in building a career within finance

Employer Description:

The Income Team are responsible for ensuring that income received from our customers is correctly distributed across the organisation. We deal with large volumes of transactions daily, with a real emphasis on accuracy and efficiency across processing, maintenance, and reconciliations.

Being a centralised Team, we assist our colleagues across all the councils’ various directorates, meaning there is a lot of variety across the various types of work that we are involved in. This provides a great opportunity to build working relationships with a large variety of colleagues across the organisation. 

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Initiative