Accounts Assistant Apprentice

  • Ove Aru & Partners Int. ltd
  • Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne
  • £17300 per annum

Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a Level 3 apprenticeship with Arup and Kaplan. You will be gaining valuable workplace experience whilst working towards the AAT Level 3 qualification.

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  • GMFJ Reference
    198439
  • Wages
    £17,300 p/a
  • Hours
    37.50 per week
  • Date Posted
    25/07/2022
  • Start Date
    05/09/2022
  • Approx. Duration
    15 months

  • Location
    Newcastle
  • Status
    Now Taking Applications
  • Sector
    Accountancy
  • Opportunity Type
    Advanced Level 3
  • Apprenticeship Standard
    Accounts or finance assistant (ST0608)
  • Employer
    Ove Aru & Partners Int. ltd

Description

Working within a team of people, reporting to the Bookkeeping Team Leader on day to day work related tasks and staff matters. To work closely with other staff within the team and other parts of finance.

Duties in this role will include:

  • To complete balance sheet reconciliations for the firm's UKIMEA, Australasia, Americas & European region's accounts.
  • To make foreign payments and payments direct from our bank accounts via HSBCnet e.g. CHAPS, standing orders, drafts, TTS etc; to maintain and enter cash received records; to write-back BACS or cheques as necessary; to complete BACS traces and stop cheques.
  • Prepare and post payroll journals for the UKIMEA Region.
  • On a monthly basis to produce a schedule of rent, rates & services prepayments and accruals and to reconcile the firm's suspense accounts.
  • Monitor and process invoices to Flexible Benefit Ledgers.
  • To ensure statutory tax requirements are met including VAT return submission (UK & Overseas), PI Id and PSA.
  • To monitor the firm's fixed asset register including additions, transfers, disposals and depreciation.
  • To complete any other statutory reporting e.g. NSO capital expenditure etc.
  • Dealing with audit requirements during the annual audit.
  • General queries re ledger postings, completing journals as required and filing documentation in accordance with our QA requirements.

For more information about this vacancy please contact Kaplan Financial on kaplan.recruitment@kaplan.co.uk (Ref ID: 198439)

Company website : https://www.arup.com/

  • General Ledger reconciliation experience.
  • Transactional processing experience, e.g., Journal entry, payment processing, Cash allocation Experience using Microsoft excel Experience of working within a team environment.
  • Excellent attention to detail and good organisation skills.
  • Strong customer service focus and good communications skills.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement.

  • GCSE's grade 4/C - 9/A*.
  • A Levels.

Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Level 3.

This level is ideal for existing staff or new talent in an accounting or finance role. Their work could include assisting in the day to day financial activities such as data entry to month end management accounts and/or year-end financial statements.

You will be studying the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting. This level will encourage you to master more complex accounting principles in both Bookkeeping and Management Accounting. You will study 5 units:

  • Financial Accounting; Preparing Financial Statements (FAPS).

  • Management Accounting Techniques (MATS).

  • Tax Processes for Business (TPFB).

  • Business Awareness (BUAW).

  • Advanced Synoptic Assessment (ADSY) which forms part of your End Point Assessment.

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.

  • Driven, enthusiastic and desire to learn and progress.
  • Team player who is able to work well as part of a team whilst also independently.

  • Further progression and study opportunities for the right candidates.

Benefits Include:

  • 25 days holiday.
  • Private Health Care.
  • Flexible benefit package.

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