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We’re looking for an ambitious, energetic & attention-detailed person to join our Income Team. You’ll combine work-based training along with achieving a qualification. Working for one of the largest employers in the County, you'll gain Finance, Systems and Communications skills and teamwork experience.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
In this role you’ll contribute to the work of the Income Team and study to achieve the Level 3 AAT apprenticeship throughout the duration of your time with us. We’ll give you time during your working week for study and assessments - which means no evening or weekend study is required!
You will work towards being able to undertake the range of duties listed below:
- Transactional processing across a variety of Finance Systems
- System administration & maintenance
- Banking & reconciliations
- Mailbox administration
- Communication with internal and external customers
County Hall
Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1UD
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
Assistant accountant (level 3)
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Course contents
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
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- As part of this role, you will undertake and complete an Assistant Accountant Level 3 qualification with AAT
- At the end of this apprenticeship, you have an AAT Level 2 Booking Foundation Certificate and a Level 3 Diploma in Accounting which are nationally recognised qualifications
- You will have the opportunity to learn in your role and will be provided with approximately one day per week in term time to study. You will be given time to attend in person training at our Buckinghamshire Adult Learning site in Aylesbury
The training you will be completed as part of the Assistant Accountant apprenticeship standard includes:
- Management Accounting: Budgeting
- Management Accounting: Decision and Control
- Financial Statements for Limited Companies
- Accounting Systems and Controls
- Credit Management
- Cash Treasury Management
All modules of this apprenticeship will include in-person lessons, online exams, exam revision and a workplace project.
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C / 9-4)
- maths (grade A*-C / 9-4)
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Problem solving skills
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Initiative
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions. Please note: You will not be eligible for this post if you have a degree in the same subject as this apprenticeship, or other qualifications in the same subject at an equivalent level.
The Income Team are responsible for ensuring that income received from our customers is correctly distributed across the organisation. We deal with large volumes of transactions daily, with a real emphasis on accuracy and efficiency across processing, maintenance, and reconciliations.
Being a centralised Team, we assist our colleagues across all the councils’ various directorates, meaning there is a lot of variety across the various types of work that we are involved in. This provides a great opportunity to build working relationships with a large variety of colleagues across the organisation.
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Paid holiday package. Join our generous Pension scheme. Get 50% off of Arriva bus travel. Receive a range of restaurant, shop & gym discounts through our Employee Benefits scheme. Apply for a TOTEM Card (formerly called the NUS Extra card).
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- Our apprenticeship roles are on a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship. Level 3 is usually for 18-months
- We cannot guarantee a permanent position following the completion of the apprenticeship; however, this is a great opportunity to start a career in finance
- AAT is a well-recognised professional body, and coupled alongside practical working experience within a large organisation, this is a great entry opportunity for anyone with an interest in building a career within finance
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
Joseph Steers
Joseph.Steers@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046664.
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