AAT Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? You will be dealing with tax returns, tax payments and communication with clients whilst working towards the AAT Level 2 qualification.

Requirements

• GCSE in Maths & English (grade 5 and above)
• Good maths, IT and English skills
• Willingness to learn
• Communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Number skills
• Attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Trainee accounts assistant.
• Purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank recs, vat returns.
• 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.