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Accounts Administrator
Accounts Administrator will be assisting with a wide range of tasks, within the finance team here at Welin Lambie.
Introduction:
Welin Lambie produces and maintains davit systems for many contracts across America. These are long term contracts that take months to build. A davit is a crane on the side of a boat that releases small crafts and lifeboats.
Tasks:
- General administrative support (filing/ answering calls)
- Checking banking paperwork against the ledger
- Assist purchase ledger process (matching invoices/ reconciling entered invoices)
- Assist sales ledger process (reconciling entered sales invoices)
- Keeping sage records up to date (data entry skills- making sure all invoices/payments are entered into the accounting system)
- Processing transactions accurately and efficiently.
- Performing adhoc finance tasks as required
Where you'll work
BRITANIA HOUSE
OLD BUSH STREET
BRIERLEY HILL
DY5 1UB
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
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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.
Training schedule
You will be required to attend Broadway Campus, Dudley College, DY1 4AS, 1 day per week in term time only.
You will receive a Level 2 Finance Assistant qualification upon successful completion of your apprenticeship.
You will be assigned an assessor who will visit the workplace every 6-8 weeks to support you on your apprenticeship.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4/Level 2 Functional Skills)
- Maths (grade C/4/Level 2 Functional Skills)
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Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Flexible
- Confident
Other requirements
We are a small finance team of 3 currently, so tasks will be a wide range across the accounting function.
Welin Lambie Ltd is a leading UK based designer, manufacturer and service provider of Davits, Launch and Recovery Systems, Complex Handling Solutions, Weapons and Cargo Lifts, Elevators, Deck Equipment and Water Makers for the global marine and offshore industry.
Founded in 1901, but welcomed into the Fairbanks Morse Defense family in 2021, Welin Lambie has proudly played its part in supporting the UK economy and UK supply chain by exporting up to 90% of its products.
http://www.fairbanksmorsedefense.com (opens in new tab)
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To continue working as a full time member of the team after the apprenticeship.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045828.
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