Accounts Assistant Apprentice J3190

Job purpose:
To support the financial performance of the Barnstaple Operations site by providing robust planning and reporting and ensuring financial control procedures are in place and are operating effectively

The role will be around analysing budgets, forecasting, working with other departments and teams, working to deadlines, prioritising and planning workloads etc.

During the period of the Apprenticeship work and responsibilities will be varied include a wide variety of Accounting roles and could include:
Accounts Payable support to include:

- Sorting all invoices received daily and entering details onto the ERP system
- Reconciling statements received to the supplier ledger to ensure data is complete
- Processing expenses on company system, preparing reports for management use
- Overview of preparing the monthly Intrastat and Deferment reports (legal requirement)
- Overview of process weekly payments for suppliers
- Overview of monthly management reports

Account Receivables support to include:

- Cash collection. Contacting customers to ensure payment is received on time and helping to resolve any payment issues
- Preparation of customer statements to show amounts owed and when payment is required
- Allocating customer payments against their account balances

Payroll support to include:

- Updating of payroll system for new starters, leavers, salary adjustments, overtime sheets, pension calculations, bonus payments, tax codes, student loan deductions
- Support the monthly pay process

General Ledger support to include:

- Creating and obsolescing business units
- Preparing and entering journals for expenses, fleet and purchasing/Amex cards, prepayments, royalties/commissions
- Reconciling the bank accounts
- Managing petty cash

Raising cheques

Financial Planning and Analysis support to include:

- Management reporting of sales and expenses
- Product costing
- Inventory control
- Such other duties and responsibilities as may be required to meet business needs.

This job description is not exclusive or exhaustive. Any aspect in consultation with the post holder may be reviewed and revised as the business function requires.
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

This is a 24 month placement and will involve 80% workplace learning in post and 20% formal learning with a training provider.

AAT will complete the end-point assessment for this standard which has 2 components which have been designed to be completed once the Apprentice has finished the on-programme learner journey. Both components will need to be passed in order for the Apprentice to be awarded the Apprenticeship.

Apprentices will be expected to complete:

- A synoptic end-test covering the knowledge and skills gained throughout the on-programme stage and detailed in the standard.
- A portfolio and reflective discussion which will comprise a range of evidence produced in the work-place to show that the Apprentice has met the knowledge, skills and behaviours detailed in the standard. The reflective discussion will be a structured interview to examine this evidence and the learner journey in more detail.

Before taking their end-point assessment, apprentices must achieve level 2 English and Maths (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A* to C).

The training provider for this Apprenticeship will be PETROC who will support you in working towards achieving your qualification.
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

Further training maybe provided and there maybe further opportunities in the team.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Apprenticeship

**Salary**: From £13,380.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Barnstaple, EX32 8NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

- Why are you interested in a career in finance?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

Reference ID: J3190