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Looking to build a long-term career in Accounting?
Look no further! Kick-start your career today with a Level 7 Apprenticeship at Archangel Accounting Limited in partnership with Kaplan. Gain valuable hands-on workplace experience while working towards a recognised qualification.
Job duties:
Purchase Orders & Supplier Management
- Raise purchase orders as requested and ensure they are well managed, correctly matched, and closed when fully billed.
- Process supplier invoices accurately, ensuring correct coding, VAT treatment, PO matching, and approval routing using an AI assisted platform.
- Manage proforma invoices, ensuring they are accounted for correctly, paid promptly, and reconciled against full VAT invoices to avoid duplication.
- Reconcile supplier statements and request any missing invoices or credit notes.
- Review supplier ledgers regularly to identify old, unusual, or unallocated items and ensure credit notes are correctly applied.
Finance Administration
- Adhere to client specific finance policies and internal controls.
- Assist with preparing supplier payment runs, including running payment reports and sending remittance advices.
- Perform basic review checks on VAT returns and support resolution of discrepancies.
- Support data entry, document management, and workflow processing across finance systems.
Team Support & Communication
- Work collaboratively with the wider Archangel team to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial information.
- Communicate professionally with clients and suppliers by email and occasionally via video call.
- Carry out general administrative tasks as required to support efficient team operations.
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About Archangel Accounting
Archangel Accounting provides CFO level services together with outsourced accountancy support mainly to the life sciences sector. We work remotely using cloud-based software and enjoy feeling part of a company’s team. We listen to your company’s finance needs and tailor services to you.
Our team is trained, friendly, positive, reactive, problem-solving, and responsible, with a passion for providing great accountancy to companies. We love good cloud-based software, and we are all Excel experts. The process and control environments we have developed really work well for small, rapidly growing businesses.
We are passionate about delivering a service that benefits each individual client by providing premium, tailored advisory services quickly and effectively. This delivery is complemented by our cost-effective and high-quality outsourced finance team service. You will find we have an inspirational and motivating approach, which will challenge you to look at how your business is currently performing. Our aim is to work hard to help you reach your ultimate business goals.
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Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. At Archangel Accounting, we are committed to developing our apprentices into highly skilled professionals with clear long-term career pathways.
Successful apprentices will have the opportunity to:
- Progress Through Professional Qualifications - Support to complete further qualifications, with structured training and mentorship throughout.
- Career Progression - Clear progression routes from apprentice to junior accountant, then onto senior roles as experience and qualifications develop.
- Exposure to a Broad Client Base - Work with innovative clients across life sciences, technology, and startup sectors, gaining valuable commercial and industry experience.
- Specialisation Opportunities - Ability to develop expertise in key areas such as management accounts, client advisory, systems implementation, or payroll.
- Involvement in Systems & Process Improvement - Opportunity to play an active role in adopting new technologies, improving workflows, and contributing to how the business scales.
- Mentorship & Leadership Development - Ongoing support from senior team members, with opportunities to mentor future apprentices as you progress.
- Long-Term Career Stability - We aim to retain and grow our talent, offering a supportive environment where individuals can build a long-term career within the firm.
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