AAT Apprentice Finance Assistant

Are you looking to build a successful long-term career in Finance?

Start your career today with the Level 2 Finance AAT apprenticeship with Hunters & Co Ltd. You will be gaining valuable workplace experience including assisting in the provision of financial reporting and providing administrative support.

Duties Include:

• Processing of finance information onto finance systems and processing VAT returns
• Processing of Payroll. The successful candidate will be given on-the-job training in payroll and will be given an understanding of company accounts, management accounting, and tax returns
• Processing of Personal Tax Reporting. The successful candidate will be provided with an understanding of other areas in the firm including personal tax and company secretarial practices
• Checking in and out client records and ensuring all required information has been received and maintaining log
• Ensuring all clients' books and records are returned upon completion of accounts
• Provide Administrative assistance
• Taking ownership of all accounts archiving
• Ensuring the accounts filing system is maintained daily
• Using IT Systems for record keeping in a timely and accurate on Sage, Xero, and QuickBooks
• Communicating any client issues to the Line Manager

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training.

You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Course contents

• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.