Summary
Combines paid workplace experience with off-the-job training. It’s a great opportunity because it offers a highly practical, debt-free launchpad into the corporate world, making it an excellent alternative to university or traditional classroom-based courses.
What you will do at work
- Creating and processing purchase and sales invoices
- Creating and processing sales credits
- Keen to learn new systems- Regul8/ Sage cloud
- Account linking from Reglu8 to Sage
- Assisting with accounts receivable and accounts payable
- Assisting with credit control and chasing outstanding payments
- Working collaboratively with accounts team and other departments
- Filing and organising financial documentation
- Supporting the preparation of financial reports and spreadsheets
- Assist in end of month duties as and when required
- Assist in creating minutes for weekly accounts catch ups with wider teams
- Stock checks
- Scan and upload delivery notes
- Maintain accounts inbox and use colour coding to prioritise task
- Responding to finance related queries from customer and suppliers
- Supporting the accounts team with day to day administrative tasks
- Working towards and completing the relevant apprenticeship qualification
Training
- Your training will be on the job, from your manager or mentor
- A masterclass once per month with the training provider
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Good at Maths
Qualifications
- GCSE English (4 or above) – essential
- GCSE Maths (4 or above) – essential
About this employer
- We are in the business of keeping your water systems safe. With over 30 years of experience in legionella control, we are an award-winning provider of water safety services and products.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time role as an accounts administrator
- Accounts assistant
Things to consider
- Keen to learn and develop a career in finance
- Have good attention to detail
- Organised and able to manage workload
- Reliable, professional and willing to take responsibility
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- A good communicator with a positive attitude
- Can do attitude
- Able to work both independently during busy period and as part of a team
- Confident
- Able to escalate issues when required
Employee benefits
- Pension
- Free onsite parking
- Training in a Finance team
- Opportunity to have a full time role in accounts once completed the apprenticeship