Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

Day to day objectives and responsibilities: 

To support the daily functioning of the Accounts team To be cross trained in a variety of areas to provide cover when needed including dealing with domestic and commercial tenants To continually develop the skills required to take on future responsibilities Managing the Finance email inbox Scanning and coding of invoices Entering Bank Receipts Process Purchase Ledger BACS payment for authorisation Bank Account statements reconciliations Monthly VAT checks and inputting returns  Help prepare Year end accounts

Training:
The apprentice will be working towards the Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship standard including the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting Classroom attendance at Colchester Institute (Colchester Campus) every other week Dependent on prior qualifications/experience the employer could consider a candidate for the Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship

Training Outcome:
There is the potential for this position to lead to full-time employment in the future

Employer Description:
Lord Rayleigh’s Farms Limited is a progressive family-owned property and farming company formed in 1876 based on the Terling Estate, near Chelmsford in Essex. The estate includes a significant residential and commercial property portfolio together with commercially managed woodlands and renewable energy interests. The Company farms approximately 8,500 in-hand and a further 1,500 acres on a contract farming agreement, together with a joint venture sheep rearing enterprise in Norfolk.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm. With a 30 minute lunch break each day.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative