Apprentice Accounts Assistant

**Job Title: Apprentice Accounts Assistant**

**Apprenticeship Qualification**:LEVEL 2 ACCOUNTS / FINANCE ASSISTANT APPRENTICESHIP

**HOW does an Apprenticeship work?**

As an Apprentice, you will be employed, just like anyone else in the organisation, the difference is that you will be studying towards a qualification, whilst you work.

Any work that you are set within this session is then expected to be complete for the next month’s session. You will be given time each week to do this within your working day - so NO homework This will all prepare you for your End Point Assessment (EPA) once you have completed all the learning required. As CT Skills is a Training Provider, all our vacancies are for immediate start (NOT September) so please consider this when you are applying.

**How long does it take?** 14 - 16 months

**Who is it with? Shenward Chartered Accounts & Business Advisors**

**Where? **Summit House, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 6BW

**Working Hours: 9am - 5.30pm**

**Weekly Hours: 39.5 hours per week**

**Hourly Rate**: £6per hour

**Reporting to Senior Partner**

**_About The Employer: _**

From starting as a small family Accountancy firm in Bradford over 30 years ago, we’ve grown to become a global practice with two northern offices, a team of over 25 professional services specialists and a client base spanning the world.

We’re proud to have supported a wide range of businesses across the UK, USA, Middle East and more during this time, solving some of their biggest issues and being a catalyst to their growth.

Because we know that today’s business leaders need more than just an Accountancy firm to really thrive, we’ve spent years developing an integrated team of specialists who can support you with the most crucial of professional services.

In our view, what really makes a good Accounting and Business Advisory firm is not only the way it supports it clients, but the drive and passion of the people within it and that’s why we attribute our growth and success to our team.

**About the Role**:
Are you a recent school or college leaver with a passion for numbers? Do you want the chance to study to become a fully qualified Accountant whilst working in practice? This is the perfect opportunity for you.

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Shenward Apprenticeship Programme, which usually opens every September. Due to recent growth and progression of existing apprentices, a place in the programme has become available mid-year.

Now in its fifth year, the programme is tailored towards individuals who want to first explore what accountancy life is like and then progress to becoming fully qualified.

All apprentices enrolled in the programme get full exposure to the ins and outs of the business, working alongside fully qualified accountants and business advisors and with some blue-chip clients.

**And DAY to DAY? You will be involved in**:

- General office duties including answering the telephone, filing, franking etc
- Being a support arm to Senior Accountants, working on project task as required
- Preparation of VAT returns (on-the-job training will be provided)
- Maintaining IRIS database - managing the data accurately and efficiently
- Writing to clients; including datamining and preparing mail merge documents
- Full exposure to the different elements of accounting and business advisory based on skills identified over your time with the firm
- Job shaping - completing role specific tasks as you progress through the firm

**Training Provided**:

- You will be enrolled onto the AAT qualification, Level 2 and will attend fortnightly study days with a leading course provider
- You will undertake tri-partite progress reviews every 2 months with the course provider, the firm and you to monitor performance with your study and job performance
- You will receive on the job training for any new task that you undertake and accountancy-related software

**_About what about YOU?You’ll need to: _**
- Be keen to learn new skills
- Have a natural pro-active approach to work
- Take attention to detail in your nature
- Take pride in what you do and reward yourself for success
- Enjoy working as a team
- Have the ability to understand and interpret learnings and instructions
- Thrive on project management and know how to plan so that deadlines are met

You’ll also NEED:
**_ ESSENTIAL_**
- 5 GCSEs Grades A*-C, including Maths and English.
- Must have strong IT Skills, preferably demonstrated with an IT qualification (GCSE or equivalent), which includes a strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel and Word

**_DESIRABLE_**
- A-level Maths, Accountancy or Economics.
- Specific experience of working within an accountancy practice or other professional services practice (e.g. solicitors office, architects office, etc.)

**What we offer**

Shenward understands that support comes in many forms. Everyone is different, and that’s why a range of benefits are offered to all our