Accounts Apprenticeship

ALLIANCE DISPOSABLES LIMITED

Cheshire (CW2 8UY)

Closes in 28 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 May 2025

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Summary

Alliance is a National Distributor of non-food products to hotels, leisure and catering, supplying many of the National chains from our central operation in Crewe. We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our finance team, to provide support for all sales ledger functions. Carrying out routine financial activities and support.

Wage

£16,204 a year

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As an Employee Ownership Trust, we pay annual dividends and also have an annual bonus scheme.

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, between 8.30am and 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 30 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

  • Accounts Admin
  • Allocating Payments
  • Posting and Processing Invoices
  • Ensuring customer accounts are updated
  • Assisting the credit team with new customer accounts
  • Dealing with a variety of queries

Where you'll work

Alliance House
Marshfield Bank
Crewe
Cheshire
CW2 8UY

Training

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

College or training organisation

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

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

  • Study towards the level 3 AAT qualification
  • Half day off site and half day in the office
  • The course is weekly

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working

About this company

Alliance is a national distributor to hotels, restaurants, hospitals and much more in the UK and Ireland. We have a high level of service which keeps our existing customers and gains us new ones.

http://www.alliancenational.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • The apprentice will work to becoming a full-time credit controller within the finance team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ALLIANCE DISPOSABLES LIMITED

Hayley Schofield

HayleySchofield@alliancenational.co.uk

01270848323

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322396.

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Closes in 28 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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