Assistant Accountant Apprentice (Royal Thames Yacht Club Limited)
ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB LTD
LONDON (SW1X 7LF)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 29 August 2025)
Posted on 14 August 2025
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Summary
As the club grows, our small finance team now needs an assistant to help with the increased workload. This role would suit someone with an interest in accounting and bookkeeping and who is looking for their first role in an accounting team. As we are a small team, you will be exposed to the full finance function as well as other secretariat roles.
- Wage
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£18,720 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Responsibilities
- Monitoring the finance email inbox and responding to emails
- Uploading supplier invoices into the document approval system
- Ensuring supplier invoices are approved correctly
- Reconciling supplier statements
- Investigating supplier queries
- Processing employee and volunteer expense forms
- Reconciling credit card expenses
- Monthly stock take of cellar stock
- Weekly payment runs
- Receipting of received monies
Key Duties
- Responsible for all supplier reconciliations
- Responsible for all expense payments
- Responsible for the document approval process
Where you'll work
60 KNIGHTSBRIDGE
LONDON
SW1X 7LF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
More training information
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Proficiency in Outlook
- Excel and Word
- Written communication skills
- Willingness to learn
- Proactive attitude
- Team orientated
- Eagerness to learn and grow
About this employer
The Royal Thames Yacht Club, based in Knightsbridge, is one of the oldest Yacht Clubs in the World. It has a growing and active membership across all member categories. The Club is highly respected in the UK and internationally, winning major inter-club sailing events worldwide. The London Clubhouse is known for its excellent dining, functions and renowned cellar, activity operating two bars and two restaurants serving seasonal menus selected from best suppliers.
Company benefits
· Holiday Entitlement: 20 days + bank holidays · Benefits: Pension, staff lunch, season ticket loan · Public Transport Access: Yes · Parking Available: No
After this apprenticeship
- The company promotes training and offers opportunities to work in other areas
- As the finance team grows, there will be chances to move into other roles within the team
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337368.
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