Apprentice Accounts Assistant

Apprentice Accounts Assistant

Surface Transforms Plc – Kirkby, England, United Kingdom

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Surface Transforms are experts in the development and production of carbon‑ceramic materials and the UK’s only manufacturer of carbon‑ceramic brakes for automotive use. Our mission is “Innovate and develop a sustainable, world‑leading, high‑performance braking system to push performance boundaries to new levels. Investing in our people and processes to empower and enable profitable success.”

• Leadership – Decisive, united together, acknowledging our success
• Collaboration – Empowering and challenging our entire team
• Communication – Thorough, inclusive, agile considered decisions
• Ambition – Resilience through brave and bold thinking
• Excellence – Striving to continuously improve our high standards
• Trust – Autonomy to develop and deliver, knowing you are fully supported

• Manage and be responsible for the monthly supplier statement reconciliation, including chasing suppliers for statements and resolving reconciling differences.
• Match invoices to purchase orders in the iDocs system.
• Manage and be responsible for the monthly company credit card reconciliation.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations.
• Assist with sales and debtor reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts and statutory accounts.
• Assist the Finance team with various other ad hoc duties and projects.

• Highly motivated for a career in Accounting and Finance.
• Willing and able to take ownership of the tasks assigned.
• Initiative to make changes or improvements to tasks or processes where they see them.
• Good communication and organisation skills.
• Reliable with a desire to take on more responsibilities.

• AAT Qualified / part‑qualified.
• Experience in manufacturing.

• Complete AAT L2 or L3 through our chosen Apprenticeship provider.
• Full training on daily tasks and on the IT systems such as SAP and i‑docs.
• Full support from the finance team for on‑the‑job training and study support.
• Opportunities to progress rapidly with Surface Transforms for the right candidate.

• Attention to detail and self‑starter mindset.
• High level of resilience required.
• Can do / hands‑on / get involved attitude.
• Inquisitive.
• Collaborative.

Hours: Monday – Thursday 8 am – 5 pm;
Friday 8 am – 2:30 pm
Salary: £19,000 or NMW dependent on age

Seniority level: Internship
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Management and Manufacturing
Industry: Accounting