- GMFJ Reference
197705
- Wages
£6.50 p/h
- Hours
37.50 per week
- Date Posted
18/07/2022
- Start Date
20/09/2022
- Approx. Duration
13 months
- Location
Newcastle
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Accountancy
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Employer
Lookers PLC
Description
Duties in this role will include:
- General admin and accountancy work.
- Training of purchase ledger.
- Training on sales ledger and accounts postings.
- Cashflow and banking learning.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Kaplan Financial on kaplan.recruitment@kaplan.co.uk (Ref ID: 197705)
Company website : https://www.lookers.co.uk/
- Basic IT skills – Microsoft/Excel.
- Able to use scanner/printer.
- Able to use email.
- Willingness to learn Lookers systems.
- GCSE's grades 9/A* to 4/C including Maths and English 9/A*.
Accounts/Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Level 2.
This level is ideal for existing staff or new talent in accounting and finance. Their work could include basic bookkeeping activities, working with sales and purchase ledgers, running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct, recording of cash and data entry.
Learners will complete the mandatory AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. The Certificate in Accounting comprises of four exams and an End Point Assessment.
You must successfully complete the following:
- Introduction to Bookkeeping (ITBK).
- Principles of Bookkeeping Control (POBC).
- Principles of Costing (PCTN).
- Business Environment (BESY).
- EPA - In Tray exercise.
Training will be provided by attending either face-to-face classroom based lessons, Live Online sessions or OnDemand. An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking and you must dedicate 20% of your time towards it.
- To be part of a team.
- Conscientious.
- Outgoing/passionate.
- Approachable.
- Methodical.
- Ambitious/focused.
- Organised.
- Interested in admin and accounts.
- Engaged.
- Professionalism.
Whilst there is no guarantee of being kept on after the apprenticeship we always recruit with a view that we do have a permanent role to continue on after the end of the apprenticeship. To progress into an accounts career, Lookers will provide the necessary courses (AAT) to help enable future development.
Salary:
- 1st year - £6.50 p/h
- 2nd year - £7.50 p/h
- 3rd year - £9.50 p/h
Benefits:
- Competitive salaries with clear pay scales in place as you develop.
- Holidays – 23 plus bank holidays
- Generous annual leave allowance that increases with length of service.
- Eligibility to join one of our colleague car plans and cycle to work scheme.
- Enhanced maternity leave, adoption leave (6 months full pay) and paternity leave (2 weeks full pay).
- Critical illness cover after 2 years plus life assurance and free will writing service.
- Techscheme where you can get the latest tech for less and spread the cost, eye care scheme and discounted shopping vouchers.
- Employee assistance programme and free access to Smart Health giving employees and their immediate families access to 24/7 GP services to support well being.
Locations:
Please note, we have roles available in Newcastle, Leeds, Colchester and Stourbridge.