Apprentice Accounts Assistant

JARDOX LIMITED

Kent (TN14 5EL)

Closes on Friday 1 August 2025

Posted on 18 June 2025


Summary

We are recruiting an Accounts Assistant Apprentice in Otford to complete a level 2 apprenticeship. At Jardox, we are the "Taste Behind the Brands." We are a ‘one stop shop’ for all savoury ingredients, specialising in stocks, gravies, curry pastes, marinades, glazes, sausage & burger seasonings and herb & spice based products.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am - 5pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 2 August 2025

Duration

1 year

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

  • Assisting the Accounts team with day-to-day activities
  • Matching purchase invoices with delivery notes and resolving any discrepancies that are found
  • Assisting with the accounting period ends within SAP, our accounting software
  • Coding and posting the invoices into our accounting software
  • Arranging payments to our suppliers
  • Handling and resolving general supplier issues by telephone and/or email
  • Liaising as required with other departments and with management
  • Assisting colleagues and senior management with projects as required
  • General office administrative duties

Where you'll work

Vestry Estate Otford Road
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 5EL

Training

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

College or training organisation

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Your training plan

A day a week at college as day release.

Requirements

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

  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

Other requirements

Please note that the bus service is poor, and it is important that you drive, can walk or bike to TN14 5EL or can easily get a train to Otford or Bat and Ball and then walk or bike the 20-30 minutes to the site.

About this company

At Jardox, we are the "Taste Behind the Brands." We are a ‘one stop shop’ for all savoury ingredients, specialising in stocks, gravies, curry pastes, marinades, glazes, sausage & burger seasonings and herb & spice based products.

http://www.jardox.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to work towards Level 3 accountancy qualification and further career growth.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JARDOX LIMITED

Laura Clark

lauraclark@jardox.com

01732456254

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326838.

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Closes on Friday 1 August 2025

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