Accounts /Finance Assistant Apprentice

As an apprentice accounts assistant, you will work as part of a team assisting with clients’ accounting needs.

This position involves a number of different aspects including:

Preparing year-end accounts for a diverse client base, including limited companies, partnerships, and sole traders across the UK and further afield
Managing VAT
Conducting bookkeeping for limited companies, sole traders, and partnerships
Gain experience with company secretarial services
Progressively assume more significant responsibilities and deepen your technical knowledge
During your training you will be expected to develop an understanding of the practical issues involved in delivering a high quality service to clients.

Assignments will be undertaken both in the office and at client's premises. Trainees will have support and on the job training from managers and other senior staff.

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.

Assessment will be by an “End Point Assessment”, which will include the following two elements:

A Structured Interview. This will consist of 10 questions asked by an AAT Independent Assessor. It will last 60 minutes and will be performed remotely via the AAT on-line video portal. The questions will allowing you to to display the knowledge and experience you have obtained over your apprenticeship. You will build a Portfolio of reflections and product evidence that will be used to support your answers to these 10 questions.
An In-tray Test. This will be undertaken under exam conditions and will last 105 minutes. It will be based on what you have studied in your AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. 
Successful completion of the AAT (Level 2) Foundation Certificate in Accounting is a mandatory element of the Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship. Your Apprenticeship will therefore include formal studies towards this qualification. It is anticipated that your apprenticeship duration will be for 15 months, although earlier completion is possible, provided the duration exceeds one year and a week.

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. As you are working towards a professional qualification, it is also expected that you will continue your studies outside of normal office hours.

As you learn more in both the office and in your studies your responsibilities, and the variety of tasks you undertake, are expected to increase.

Training Outcome:

It is expected that you will stay with the company following successful completion of your apprenticeship to undertake further qualifications and increase your responsibility in the office.

As an apprentice with Frost Accountants , you'll refine administration, record-keeping, and communication abilities while contributing to the firm's expansion. Due to this expansion, there are regular opportunities for promotion into, and development of, newly created roles in the business. You will be perfectly placed to take advantage of these opportunities due to the firm’s culture of ‘growing our own’ and promoting from within.

Employer Description:

 Frost Accountants  is a regional accountancy firm with offices in Exeter, Okehampton and Totnes. As we enter a phase of significant growth, we are seeking a motivated individual to join our Exeter office. We deliver professional accountancy and business advisory services that have been designed to ensure that business owners save time and money. We gather a complete understanding of your business and help you to focus on achieving your goals. We specialise in advising on corporate, personal income and capital tax strategies. With particular expertise in tax planning for buying and selling businesses, corporate restructuring and cash extraction. Our approach will provide tax saving strategies for entrepreneurs and their companies which link seamlessly to both commercial and personal goals. If you're ambitious and eager to start your career with a local chartered accountancy firm with a strong commitment to employee development, we want to hear from you.

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

Skills:
IT skills,Organisation skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Team working,Literacy Skills,Professional,Proficient in Word & Excel