Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprentice

A broad range of accounting and finance tasks will be undertaken providing experience across our activities. Tasks at some point would include:

Data entry for the weekly and monthly client payrolls Processing purchase ledger invoices Supplier payments Reconciling suppler statements Maintaining supplier records Sales invoicing Credit control Maintaining customer records Processing company credit card statements Processing staff expenses Matching the bank feeds Month-end journals Dealing with intercompany management charges Understanding the various accounting software in use General admin, including a lot of ad-hoc duties, assisting the owners in both administration, finance and other duties, getting to really know the business, including Providing occasional cover on the telephone support

Training:

You will undertake the “Accounts/Finance Assistant” Apprenticeship (an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.

You will receive support from both the employer, and the training provider, to complete and achieve your Apprenticeship and will be given time to study during the week on a day release basis.

Training Outcome:

We see this position as a stepping stone for an ambitious candidate to kick start their career in the accountancy profession.

Employer Description:

Petra Accounting is a small practice based in North-West Kent.

 

We are looking for someone to join our team of 5. Any suitable candidate needs to be enthuusiast to learn, have great attention to details and willing to work hard and support the team.

 

Our accounting practice specialises and supports self employed, contractors, freelancers, medium and small businesses. We have a wide range of different clients, which allows the apprentice to gain experience in all areas of accounting.

 

Hopefully the right candidate brings new ideas to the business as we are always looking for new systems to make our clients life’s easier, now with AI we want to take full advantage of the time and money savings this can create.

 

We aim to relieve work but not replace our personal service. All clients needs are different, and we tailor our service to suit all our client base.

 

Parking is provided within a secure and private car park on site.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.30pm

Skills:
Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Administrative skills,Team working,Excel skills