Trainee Accountant

4 days ago

Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom Argent Energy Full time

**Main Purpose of Job**

Supporting and collaborating with all members of the team to maintain a high performing finance function, this is a varied role requiring a flexible approach.

With support from a mentor, as well as line management, this individual will complete a 2-year programme whereby they undertake work placements whilst studying for an AAT Assistant Accountant (level 3) Apprenticeship. This incorporates 6 assessments taking 12-18 months.

In addition to work experience and studies, the individual will be nominated for in-house training and development courses to develop both practical and softer skills as well as have the opportunity to join other support networks such as Better Together and Young Argent.

**Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**

**Accounts Payable**
- Familiarisation to the world of work and initiating studies
- Learning to use the Oracle (ERP) system
- Development of data processing skills
- Exposure to key controls in a procure-to-pay process
- Spending time with the procurement team to build better end-to-end process understanding
- Paying supplier invoices and controlling employee expenses by verifying authorisations and processing requests for payment in a controlled, timely and accurate manner.
- Ensuring that all invoices are matched to receipts or other records of authorisation prior to payment
- Responding to supplier queries regarding financial matters
- Chasing outstanding receipts with the business to ensure invoice payments are made in accordance with the due date
- Making sure that costs are correctly categorised for accounting purposes
- Supporting internal and external audit requests
- Continually improving the process to deliver efficiencies

**Accounts Receivable**
- Understanding data accuracy controls associated with invoice processing
- Working with the Treasury Manager to understand the importance of cash management
- Exposure to key controls in an order-to-cash process
- Maintaining controls over the order to cash process, ensuring timely invoicing and creation of direct debit files.
- Maintenance of master data
- Using the Oracle ERP system to ensure that invoices are issued in an accurate and timely manner.
- Prepare and distribute credit exposure reporting to key stakeholders
- Complying with credit risk policies, guidelines and procedures
- Authorise credit by following policy and appropriate approval
- Ensure the ERP system has accurate customer information including real-time credit limits
- Manage customer portfolio on D&B portal, escalating changes to key stakeholders
- Liaise with customers and resolve queries in an effective and timely manner
- Carry out customer account reconciliations
- Provide ad-hoc financial reporting as and when requested by management
- Ensure good relations and communications with internal customers and members of the team

**Management Accounting**
- Involvement in weekly and monthly reporting processes.
- Participation in management reporting
- Understanding of the key financial drivers of the business.
- Developing analytical skills by extracting data from Oracle ERP system or a data warehouse.
- Involvement in the budgeting and forecasting process**.**:

- Generating standardised management reports that provide insightful performance analysis in a timely manner.
- Carrying out financial analysis to investigate deviations from target performance, working with the business partners to initiate timely interventions.
- Gaining a deep understanding of the cost levers underpinning financial performance and sharing this with business partners to initiate improvements where possible.
- Involvement in inventory control and reconciliation processes
- Understanding of standard costing processes, from Operational to Financial processes and controls

**Financial Accounting**
- Learning about journal entry and approvals
- Exposure to key controls through balance sheet reconciliations - _including general ledger accounts and sub-ledger accounts._
- Support with the completion of VAT returns and Corporation tax analysis required by the Finance Manager
- Assist in month and year-end close by processing journals and maintaining accurate balance sheet reconciliations
- Process bank payments and receipts in Oracle ERP System
- Perform Bank Reconciliations
- Clearing of suspense account
- Review construction-in-progress account each month end and liaise with wider business for confirmation if assets are complete
- Assist in production of monthly and annual financial reports to authorities such as ONS
- Maintenance of Financial Master Data in ERP system
- Exposure to Internal and External auditors, provide information requests by collating data for the auditors.
- Validate adherence to delegated financial authorities, policies, and procedures.

**Health and Safety**
- Ensure a thorough knowledge of your Health & Safety responsibilities.
- Always wear Personal Protective Equipment as required.
- Always strive to work in a manner sa

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