Accounts Assistant Apprentice L4
- Employer
- Barbour House
- Location
- Head Office, Bedesway, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE32 3HG
- Salary
- £10,982.00 annually
- Closing date
- 27 Jan 2023
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- Specialism
- Sales / Customer Service
- Sector
- Consulting & Business Services
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Higher
- Start Date
- July
- Duration
- Permanent
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What will the apprentice be doing?
To provide support to the finance function within head office across both our UK and US divisions.
Key responsibilities include:
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
Professional Diploma - AAT Level 4 Professional is the final level, teaching you more complex accounting theory, and lets you choose two specialist subjects. You'll learn about budgeting, management accounting, preparing financial statements, accounting systems, and tax. This level builds on the knowledge you gained in the Advanced Diploma (Level 3). After qualifying you can work in accounting roles or progress onto studying chartered accountancy. The course is made up of three mandatory units (also known as subjects), one synoptic unit, and five optional units. You must pass all the mandatory assessments, synoptic assessment, and two optional unit assessments to achieve the qualification. The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be successful in this job role, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Leadership, Planning and Prioritisation and Problem Solving.
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
Opportunity to develop further within the finance department, breadth of experience and potential to complete further training/professional development following the apprenticeship.
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Requirements and prospects
Desired skills and personal qualities
Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Administrative skills, Number skills, Analytical skills, Logical, Team working
Qualifications
GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 9/A* - 4/C) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Math (Grade 9/A* - 4/C) Essential
Things to consider
Please note, the salary depends on qualifications and experience. Benefits include: 60% discount on Barbour products. Staff shop selling heavily discounted samples. Company pension Healthcare scheme 25 days holiday + bank holidays. Subsidised canteen Transport Information: Onsite parking available.
To provide support to the finance function within head office across both our UK and US divisions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Responding to queries from external suppliers and customers via email and telephone.
- Account reconciliations in excel.
- Allocating customer payments to invoices.
- Scanning and saving supplier invoices received via email and post.
- Processing cheques received from external customers.
- Daily distribution of post.
- Master Data Maintenance.
- Daily printing of customer invoices & payment reminders.
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
Professional Diploma - AAT Level 4 Professional is the final level, teaching you more complex accounting theory, and lets you choose two specialist subjects. You'll learn about budgeting, management accounting, preparing financial statements, accounting systems, and tax. This level builds on the knowledge you gained in the Advanced Diploma (Level 3). After qualifying you can work in accounting roles or progress onto studying chartered accountancy. The course is made up of three mandatory units (also known as subjects), one synoptic unit, and five optional units. You must pass all the mandatory assessments, synoptic assessment, and two optional unit assessments to achieve the qualification. The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be successful in this job role, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Leadership, Planning and Prioritisation and Problem Solving.
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
Opportunity to develop further within the finance department, breadth of experience and potential to complete further training/professional development following the apprenticeship.
.
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills and personal qualities
Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Administrative skills, Number skills, Analytical skills, Logical, Team working
Qualifications
GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 9/A* - 4/C) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Math (Grade 9/A* - 4/C) Essential
Things to consider
Please note, the salary depends on qualifications and experience. Benefits include: 60% discount on Barbour products. Staff shop selling heavily discounted samples. Company pension Healthcare scheme 25 days holiday + bank holidays. Subsidised canteen Transport Information: Onsite parking available.
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