AAT Finance Apprentice
Royal Albert Hall · London
Matching purchase orders against invoices.
Posting purchase invoices on the accounting system.
Query handling on invoices, payments and remittances.
Assisting in weekly supplier payment run and staff expenses.
Performing monthly reconciliation of supplier statements and
balance sheet ledgers.
Setting up new suppliers and managing the supplier
database.
Posting sales invoices on the accounting system.
Query handling on invoices, receipts and the credit control
function.
Setting up new customers and managing the customer
database.
Posting the End of Day sales and activity reports, daily
posting of bank transactions.
Learning how to reconcile a bank statement and perform
monthly
Assisting with commercial settlements for shows, hospitality
and merchandising.
Account for fixed assets, depreciation, and disposals.
Assisting the payroll manager with administration and
understanding the processes and controls in place to deliver
3 x payroll cycles.
Understand the complexities of VAT and assist with the
quarterly return.
Assisting with the Charity’s statutory reporting and the annual
financial audit.
Understanding the Charity’s investments and loans,
accounting for any interest payable and receivable.
Preparing balance sheet reconciliations for key assets and
liabilities.
Assist the team to prepare and present monthly management
accounts for budget holders.
Preparing quarterly forecast information at departmental level.
Understanding and helping with the annual budgeting
process.
Ad hoc financial analysis to assist decision making.
Helping with other deliverables such as the bi-annual
members payment run, gift aid claims, submissions for
National Statistics.
Perks & benefits
Skills required
A positive and proactive individual.
Show pride and passion in all that you do.
Ability to work under pressure, with a flexible working
style and positive attitude, to meet the varying
demands of the role.
Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise own
workload to meet deadlines.
Meticulous attention to detail, with a high level of
numeracy, good understanding of debits and credits.
Happy to contribute/embrace new ideas.
Ability to collaborate with a broad range of
stakeholders with good verbal and written
communication skills.
Good team working skills and an ability to build
effective working relationships within the wider
organisation and with credit customers.
Qualifications required
GCSE's grades 9/A* - 4/C including Maths and English.
A levels.
Training you'll get
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).
Future prospects
Depends on if job vacancies arise at end of apprenticeships.
The essentials
Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.
Training provider
Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.
