Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship

Summary

Alan Conisbee Associates are looking for an aspiring assistant accountant to join their busy team. This is a great opportunity to develop new skills and experience in an office setting whilst working towards a qualification.

Wage

£23,400 a year

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday. Daily hours to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 12 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

RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY

Managing all aspects of Purchase ledger
Creating payment runs
Posting payments / maintain cashbook
Bank reconciliations
Assist with Sales invoicing
Assisting with credit control
Produce reports where necessary
Assist team / Head of Finance

PERFORMANCE STANDARD REQUIRED

Responsible for a posting all expenses/purchase invoices
Producing supplier payment runs
Reconciling company credit cards
Reconciling customer accounts
Issuing sales invoices & assist with sales invoicing
Chasing overdue accounts by telephone, letter and email
Developing and maintaining relationships with customers/clients
Sending statements monthly
Cash book postings
Maintain project information
Produce reports where necessary
Filing & ad-hoc duties

Where you'll work

1-5 OFFORD STREET
LONDON
N1 1DH

Training

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

College or training organisation

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

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

Assistant Accountant level 2
20% off-the-job training
Tutor support via online platform

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (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
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working

About this company

Conisbee is a Civil and Structural Engineering design consultancy. We have 80 staff across our 4 offices in London, Cambridge, Norwich and Colchester. The practice was founded in 1982 by Alan Conisbee. Please see our website at https://www.conisbee.co.uk/practice/ for more information on our history, projects completed, awards won and our company

After this apprenticeship

Permanent role considered on completion of the apprenticeship.

Higher level AAT qualification available.

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