Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD LTD

Chelmsford (CM1 1TD)

Closes in 15 days (Friday 23 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 May 2025

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Summary

The Finance Assistant (Apprentice) is responsible for providing general financial support to the organisation through the completion of a variety of financial tasks with the support and guidance of the Finance Associate, whilst undertaking learning and development to progress with the AAT level 3 qualification over the term of the apprenticeship.

Wage

£15,000 a year

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Pay review after 12 months

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm with 30 mins lunch.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 July 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The key tasks and responsibilities for this role include:

  • Creating sales invoices
  • Dealing with intercompany transactions and creating associated sales invoices
  • Debt chasing procedures and ensuring all associated systems are up to date
  • Answering customer queries as they arise
  • Ensuring purchase invoices are input in a timely manner
  • Completing supplier statement reconciliations
  • Dealing with supplier’s requests for information
  • Completing the bank reconciliation
  • Working with apprenticeship data
  • Maintaining the company debit cards and ensuring they are reconciled and used correctly
  • Maintaining the fixed asset register
  • Undertaking any ad-hoc project work as required.

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and the post holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to here.

Where you'll work

5th Floor Halford House
Coval Lane
Chelmsford
CM1 1TD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

The successful candidate will be required to attend weekday courses, once a week, at First Intuition to study towards their AAT Level 3 qualification as well as mentoring towards the Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship knowledge, skills, and behaviours

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade C/4 or above)

A Level in:

Any subject x3 (grade C (including predicted))

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Ability to manage deadlines

Other requirements

First Intuition Essex is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment FI has incorporated safer recruitment practices in the Company’s Talent Acquisition and on boarding processes. This includes, taking up references, investigation of gaps in employment, online searches and the undertaking of a DBS check for all new employees.

About this company

Founded in 2007 First Intuition (FI) is an award-winning, UK-based provider of predominantly accountancy training and apprenticeships, Our success is due to our approach to training and our links with businesses. We work closely with organisations to precisely understand their needs and incorporate these into innovative course designs, where the interaction with students is tailored, personal and reflects their specific circumstances.

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After this apprenticeship

  • Possible progression to a higher-level apprenticeship upon successful completion of the level 3 apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD LIMITED

Amy Sawyer

amysawyer@fi.co.uk

01245 209900

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319093.

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Closes in 15 days (Friday 23 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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