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The Role
The role will provide the opportunity for someone who has a genuine interest in accountancy to start their career. It will enable you to develop your accountancy and taxation knowledge and experience working within an accountancy team.
What You'll Do at Work
- Checking and posting purchase invoices using a variety of accountancy software
- Raising sales invoices and credit notes
- Data analysis
- Reconciliation of accounts
- Processing payroll
- Preparation and posting of salary journals
- General administration
- Assisting Senior Bookkeeper and Management Accountant with VAT Returns, Month End and Year End Tasks
Where You'll Work
1 Westhill
Pathfields Business Park
South Molton
Devon
EX36 3BS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
PETROC
Training Course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What You'll Learn
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.
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Training Schedule
Accounting Technician Level 2. 1 day a week, based at Petroc, Barnstaple Campus.
The apprentice will be working towards the AAT qualification. Starting at level 2 with the prospect of progressing to Level 3 and beyond.
In addition, there will be in house training on various accountancy software platforms.
Beginner to Pro in Excel: Financial Modelling and Valuation course.
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Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other Requirements
None
About This Employer
The Accounts Shop is a small friendly team offering bespoke accounting services to a wide variety of clients. Ranging from a forager in Cornwall, high-end luxury florist in London, medical cannabis research companies, loan litigators and property developers. We really cater for all and offer accounts functions specifically tailored to the clients individual requirements.
Company Benefits
- Wellbeing allowance upon completion of probation
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progression to the higher levels of the AAT qualification.
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