Accounts Apprentice | EMA-TRAINING

Job Title: Accounts Apprentice

Reports To: Director

Jobs Reporting into the Job Holder: None

Salary: £10k

1. Job Purpose:

This apprenticeship trains you to work in an accounts department, helping a business or organisation manage their money properly.

Apprentices who qualify as accounting technicians might work as accounts assistants, credit control clerks, accounts clerks, or finance assistants, all helping accountants to keep financial records and prepare accounts.

You’ll learn how to:

• balance accounts

• process invoices and payments

• complete VAT returns

• help prepare financial statements and reports

• handling banking and petty cash.

If you complete the higher apprenticeship, you can progress to full membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians. You could then complete a professional accountancy qualification with a chartered body.

2. Main Responsibilities:

Specific Duties for this role are split into:

Accountancy duties
General office duties

All duties are to be completed when required; daily, weekly, monthly or ad hoc:

Accountancy duties

Completion of Sage EMA Training LTD including the raising of Sales invoices/Petty cash/Bank reconciliations/posting purchase invoices.
Completion of QuickBooks DRFC including Sales Invoices/Petty Cash/Bank reconciliations/posting purchase invoices.
Comparing all monthly payments, putting together a report that is to be shared and discussed.

General office duties:

· Answering the telephone and taking messages.
· Chase AAT, Functional Skills Certificates that have been ordered.
· Manage and answer website enquiries.
· Make hot and cold drinks for visitors and staff when required.
· Maintain the office and training spaces, including polishing and hoovering.
· Provide daily email updates at the end of every shift to provide an update on what has been achieved.
· Prepare and attend weekly Friday reviews to discuss completed work and plans for following week.
· Attend any exhibitions when required, on any day that they take place.
· Book assessments, including Initial Assessments/functional skills/ AAT etc.
· Filing paperwork and keeping the files in an orderly and easy to use system.
Attend and complete the AAT lesson and coursework each week, replacing the office duties to be carried out that day.

3. Requirements of Knowledge, Experience, Technical Skills and Behaviours

Essentials:-

Interest in accounting
Excellent numerical skills - be highly numerate with a desire to develop a career Finance
Computer literate
Great interpersonal skills, being approachable and having a confident manner to deal with colleagues and customers
Excellent communication skills – have a high level of written and verbal communication
Good telephone manner
Ability to multi-task with excellent organisational skill
Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
Capability to meet established deadlines
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, both within the finance department and the wider Company

Desirable:-

An A-level (or other appropriate qualification) in Accounting
Experience within an office environment
Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent

Further Information

This is an office-based role in Derby but will include travel to attend visits, jobs fairs and recruitment open days..

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Job Title: Accounts Apprentice

Reports To: Director

Jobs Reporting into the Job Holder: None

Salary: £10k

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1. Job Purpose:

​

This apprenticeship trains you to work in an accounts department, helping a business or organisation manage their money properly.

Apprentices who qualify as accounting technicians might work as accounts assistants, credit control clerks, accounts clerks, or finance assistants, all helping accountants to keep financial records and prepare accounts.

You’ll learn how to:

• balance accounts

• process invoices and payments

• complete VAT returns

• help prepare financial statements and reports

• handling banking and petty cash.

If you complete the higher apprenticeship, you can progress to full membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians. You could then complete a professional accountancy qualification with a chartered body.

​

2. Main Responsibilities:

​

Specific Duties for this role are split into:

​

Accountancy duties

General office duties

​

All duties are to be completed when required; daily, weekly, monthly or ad hoc:

​

Accountancy duties

​

Completion of Sage EMA Training LTD including the raising of Sales invoices/Petty cash/Bank reconciliations/posting purchase invoices.

Completion of QuickBooks DRFC including Sales Invoices/Petty Cash/Bank reconciliations/posting purchase invoices.

Comparing all monthly payments, putting together a report that is to be shared and discussed.

General office duties:

​

· Answering the telephone and taking messages.

· Chase AAT, Functional Skills Certificates that have been ordered.

· Manage and answer website enquiries.

· Make hot and cold drinks for visitors and staff when required.

· Maintain the office and training spaces, including polishing and hoovering.

· Provide daily email updates at the end of every shift to provide an update on what has been achieved.

· Prepare and attend weekly Friday reviews to discuss completed work and plans for following week.

· Attend any exhibitions when required, on any day that they take place.

· Book assessments, including Initial Assessments/functional skills/ AAT etc.

· Filing paperwork and keeping the files in an orderly and easy to use system.

Attend and complete the AAT lesson and coursework each week, replacing the office duties to be carried out that day.

​

3. Requirements of Knowledge, Experience, Technical Skills and Behaviours​

​

Essentials:-

​​

Interest in accounting

Excellent numerical skills - be highly numerate with a desire to develop a career Finance

Computer literate

Great interpersonal skills, being approachable and having a confident manner to deal with colleagues and customers

Excellent communication skills – have a high level of written and verbal communication

Good telephone manner

Ability to multi-task with excellent organisational skill

Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy

Capability to meet established deadlines

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, both within the finance department and the wider Company

​

Desirable:-

​​

An A-level (or other appropriate qualification) in Accounting

Experience within an office environment

Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent

​

Further Information

​

This is an office-based role in Derby but will include travel to attend visits, jobs fairs and recruitment open days..

​

3. Requirements of Knowledge, Experience, Technical Skills and Behaviours