Accounts Assistant Apprentice - Level 4

Summary

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience working in a finance department and be confident using Sage accounting software. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership of the purchase ledger and becoming an integral part of a growing business.

£28,000 a year

Hours Monday to Friday, between 08:30 to 17:30.

This apprenticeship is part of a Professional accounting technician (level
4) programme delivered by HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

• Purchase Ledger
  • Process and manage supplier invoices imported into Sage
  • Ensure all supplier invoices are coded correctly to the appropriate nominal accounts
  • Reconcile supplier statements and resolve any discrepancies promptly
  • Investigate invoice queries with suppliers and internal departments
  • Maintain accurate supplier records and account information
  • Monitor aged creditors and ensure supplier accounts remain up to date
  • Prepare supplier payment runs
  • Process BACS payments and obtain approval in accordance with company procedures
  • Ensure suppliers are paid within agreed payment terms
• Nominal Ledger
  • Maintain accurate nominal ledger postings
  • Ensure expenditure is allocated to the correct cost centres and nominal codes
  • Assist with month‑end reconciliations
  • Support the preparation of management accounts
  • Assist with journals where required
  • Ensure financial records remain accurate and up to date
  • Daily use of Sage accounting software
  • Identify and investigate any import issues
• Sales Ledger (cover)
  • Raising customer invoices
  • Allocating customer receipts
  • Credit control support
  • Chasing overdue accounts where required
  • Customer account reconciliations

B O S S HOUSE, THORN BUSINESS PARK, ROTHERWAS, HEREFORD, HR2 6SS

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

• Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
• Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities.
• Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud.
• Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
• Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
• Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a 'right first time' approach.
• Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non‑finance stakeholders.
• Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.

You will receive a training plan that is specific to your qualification, with sessions that are delivered through a combination of face‑to‑face and remote. You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment to gain your Professional Accountancy/Taxation Technician Level 4 qualification.

There is also a five‑day teambuilding residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on programme.

• GCSE in English and Maths (grade 4 or C above)

• AAT Level 3 in Accountancy (grade Pass)

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical

• Could lead to a permanent position for the right candidate