Finance Apprentice YEO VALLEY FARMS (PRODUCTION) LIMITED
As an Apprentice with Yeo Valley you will study the Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship over 24 months, through Weston College. The programme covers a range of topics, including advanced bookkeeping, final accounts preparation, management accounting (costing), indirect tax, ethics for accounting, and spreadsheets.
Closing date: 03 Oct 2023
Apprenticeship summary
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Annual wage
£10,158.72
Pay will rise depending on age. National Living Wage £10.42 21-22 Year Old Rate £10.18 18-20 Year Old Rate £7.49 16-17 Year Old Rate £5.28
Wages explained
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
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Working week
Monday - Friday. Shift times to be confirmed.
Total hours per week: 37
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Expected duration
15 Months
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Possible start date
01 Jan 2024
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Date posted
24 Aug 2023
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Apprenticeship level
Advanced
Level 3 (A level) -
Reference number
VAC1000193565
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Positions
1 available
What will the apprentice be doing?
Daily duties:
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Trained in all aspects of day to day transactional processes by assisting the sales ledger, purchase ledger and banks.
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Understand how each role fits in to the wider organisation and how it helps the business to achieve its objectives. Also understand the company strategy including customer and supplier needs.
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Use IT systems to enter accounting transactions, produce reconciliations and correct errors where appropriate.
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Understand the basic elements of double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards required to produce financial information.
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Liaise with account managers to ensure all invoices are authorised and coded in a timely manner and carry out any other ad hoc tasks as requested by the Financial Accountant.
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Provide all account managers with a list of outstanding invoices/POs monthly to ensure as many invoices are posted on to the ledger as possible.
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Contribute with the month-end accruals, prepayments, deprecation, asset disposal and other site journals and prepare of the month-end management accounts and other management information for all Yeo Valley Production Group companies.
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Assist in the preparation and submission of the monthly Group VAT returns and the review of the Central P&Ls to produce the variance analysis for the directors.
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Produce aspects of the year-end audit and tax packs for the Group companies for review.
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
- 1 Day/Evening College attendance per week.
- Regular Assessor contact to support you on programme and prepare you for your End Point Assessment.
- Functional Skills Level 2 in English and maths (where required).
- You will be given some of your working week dedicated to your apprentice study, or Off the Job Training, to carry out self-supported study, compiling your portfolio or completing work set by your assessor.
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
On successful completion of the apprenticeship we would look to integrate into the team.
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills and personal qualities
Qualifications
GCSE or equivalent maths (Grade 4/C or equivalent) Essential
A Level or equivalent 3 relevant subjects (Grade C+) Essential
Other AAT Level 2 (Grade pass) Essential
Things to consider
About the employer
Employer
YEO VALLEY FARMS (PRODUCTION) LIMITED
Address
Yeo Vale House
Hoopers Close
Highbridge
TA9 4JU
Training
Training provider
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Contact
Chloe Webb
Apprenticeship standard
Assistant accountant
Level 3 (A level)
Before you apply
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