Accounting Apprentice
- Employer: Gow and Partners LTD
- Location: Blackburn
- Vacancy Ref: 00001551
- Weekly wage: £264.25
- Hours per week: 35
- Sector: Accountancy
This vacancy is for an Accounting Apprentice based in Darwen.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to undertake valuable work experience within the accounts department whilst gaining on the job qualifications.
The general Accountancy duties within this role may include:
Dealing with basic book keeping
Processing invoices
Recording receipts and payments
Preparing and checking ledger balances and other monthly and yearly accounts
Completing and submitting tax returns, VAT returns and National Insurance contributions
Handling company expenses and payroll systems that pay wages and salaries
Using computerised accounting systems
Understanding your organisation
Be aware of the organisations needs and activities and their impact for accounting and finance.
Accounting systems and processes
Identify, collate and process financial and accounting data from primary sources such as business records.
Attention to detail
Examine financial and accounting data to identify issues with quality and reliability as instructed and in accordance with guidance.
Correcting financial data errors
Rectify errors in financial and accounting data, escalating problems beyond their remit as appropriate.
Ensuring accurate financial records
Reconcile transactional data to minimise the chance of errors in financial and accounting outputs such as sales and purchase invoices, sale and purchase orders, bank statements and payroll.
Optimising efficiency
Plan and review workloads with supervisor to ensure best use of time to complete allocated tasks efficiently.
Professional communication
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using appropriate methods and professional language. Examples may include letters, phone, face–to–face, e–mail, video call, online chat functions etc.
Secure data management
Use financial and accounting software packages to input and manage data safely and securely in line with organisational instructions.
Teamwork
Provide support to team members to help ensure that financial and accounting activities are carried out within expected timescales and quality expectations.
Continuous learning
Keep up to date with developments to enhance relevant skills and take responsibility for own professional development.
Training to be provided
AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting which contains:
Introduction to Bookkeeping
Principles of Bookkeeping
Principles of Costing
The Business Environment