Apprentice Accounts Assistant

7 days ago

Dewsbury, United Kingdom Lords Builders Merchants Full time

**Company Description**

A W Lumb & Co. Ltd is a subsidiary of Lords Group Trading, who operate as a specialist distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods across several Brands. The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, small to medium-sized construction companies and retails directly to the general public.

Lords Group is an equal opportunity employer that recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion. Our workplace is for everyone The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking. So, bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background and come and join the Lords family.

**Role Description**

Are you well organised? Do you have an eye for detail? Can you accurately and consistently enter data and review information? Can you use technology effectively to support you? We have an opportunity for an Accounts Apprentice to join our Finance team, supporting the Purchase Ledger Manager and Financial Control Team and supporting the provision of a professional and efficient service being delivered by finance to colleagues across the business.

You will be required to observe, learn and understand processes within our finance department and be able to take these on as your understanding, skills and experience grow. Initially duties will focus on:

- Entering sales receipts from customers to the accounting system
- Allocating receipts from customers to the customer accounts and individual invoices
- Answering queries from the Credit Control team and Sales colleagues about receipts from customers
- Entering adjustments into the accounting system for items such as customer refunds
- Reconciling cash customer accounts, ensuring all sales and payments have been matched
- Processing supplier invoices by matching to purchase orders or other internal approval, coding to cost centres and allocating to supplier accounts
- Reconciliation of supplier statements, ensuring all purchase invoices have been received and processed and all payments received and processed by suppliers
- Querying any anomalies on customer or supplier accounts with colleagues internally
- Answering the telephone internally and externally.
- Providing cover for colleagues during periods of absence.

GCSEs in:

- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)

Skills to demonstrate:

- Attention to detail
- Strong Organisation
- Problem solving
- Analytical mindset
- Teamwork
- Proactive
- Hardworking
- IT literacy

Hours: 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri

Holiday: 22 days per year plus Bank Holidays

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

Pay: From £20,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: L3 Assistant Accountant - AW Lumb Dewsbury

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