Summary
Looking to build a rewarding, long-term career in Accountancy? Look no further! Kick-start your future with a Level 3 Accountancy Apprenticeship at The Children’s Society, delivered in partnership with Kaplan. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn while you learn, gaining invaluable hands-on experience within a respected national charity.
What you will do at work
- Lead the entry of accounting transactions. Banking, supplier invoices, payments etc.
- Reconciling bank and supplier accounts. Reconciling balance sheet accounts.
- Supporting the month end process and working to deadlines.
- Being a steward to finance policy’s including finance process and system development.
- Customer and supplier registrations.
- Corporate credit card management.
Training
Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Level 3 – AAT
This Level 3 programme builds on the foundations for entry level talent to support growth within an Accountancy and Finance function.
Employees on this apprenticeship will ensure an Accountancy and Finance practice performs in the most effective way. It includes the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and provides the opportunity for them to support the business with essential skills and behaviours to drive results.
You will learn how to prepare financial statements for Sole Traders and Partnerships, the importance of management accounting information, and how to prepare VAT returns. You’ll develop the technical skills to start, or progress, your career in accountancy and this will allow you to continue with your studies onto Level 4.
To pass this level you will need to study the following four units:
- Financial Accounting; Preparing Financial Statements (FAPS)
- Management Accounting Techniques (MATS)
- Tax Processes for Business (TPFB)
- Business Awareness (BUAW)
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths (9-5) – essential
- GCSE English (9-5) – essential
About this employer
About us:
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.
Making a Difference Together
At The Children's Society, we are committed to creating a society built for all children. Every day, we support young people facing some of the toughest challenges in their lives and work tirelessly to drive positive change.
We are embarking on an exciting finance transformation journey, including the implementation of a new finance ERP and the modernisation of finance processes, reporting, and ways of working. We are looking for a talented Systems Management Accountant to play a pivotal role in this transformation while providing high-quality financial management support across the organisation.
After this apprenticeship
- 2 year fixed term contract with option to progress upon completion, or support to develop externally