Accounts and Finance Apprentice (Level 2)

Champions UK Plc have a fantastic opportunity for a candidate to join their team. You will learn the accounts role whilst gaining a qualification and getting first hand fast paced experience in the hope to lead to a full time role.

The finance department are the true engine of the business here at Champions, as they work closely in every area, the brand agency, Champions Speakers, Music and Entertainment and Celebrity Talent as well as their Events department. Champions UK are a unique one stop shop for businesses and the finance team keep everything running.

Responsibilities

Credit Control Duties:

• Helping to process sales invoices so that they are chased for payment on the correct dates
• Assisting with taking credit card payments for invoices
• Assist with filling in new supplier forms
• Helping with covering for credit control in event of absence or holidays
• Ad hoc analysis of customer accounts
• Assisting with raising sales invoices and sending out

Purchase Ledger Duties:

• Helping with dealing with supplier payment queries
• Assisting with checking BACS runs to ensure details and values are correct.
• Assisting with the process of faster payments and confirm bank details for new suppliers so they can be paid
• Filing of BACS run paperwork when paid
• General support of purchase ledger

General Duties:

• Assisting with Maintaining general tidiness of ledgers
• Ad hoc duties as required

Requirements

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

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.

Level 2 Accounts & Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard

Benefits

Potential to progress into a full time permanent role upon completion of your apprenticeship

About Champions UK Plc

Champions UK Plc have a fantastic opportunity for a candidate to join their team. You will learn the accounts role whilst gaining a qualification and getting first hand fast paced experience in the hope to lead to a full time role.

The finance department are the true engine of the business here at Champions, as they work closely in every area, the brand agency, Champions Speakers, Music and Entertainment and Celebrity Talent as well as their Events department. Champions UK are a unique one stop shop for businesses and the finance team keep everything running.