Accounts Apprentice

Summary

EC Surfacing Ltd aim to be an industry leader in their field by delivering outstanding product quality, competitive prices, and excellent customer service. They offer a wide rang of different surfacing and civil engineering projects. They now have an opportunity for an accounts apprentice to join them.

Wage

£13,741 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 - Friday 9am - 5pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 June 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

Basic Costing of purchase invoices to specific contracts
Posting purchase invoice on to Sage accounting system
Organising the authorisation of purchase invoices
Check supplier balances against statements
General Phone duties and admin

Where you'll work

EUROPA WAY
BRIGG
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
DN20 8UN

Training

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

College or training organisation

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING 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

Level 2 Finance/Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship Standard:

One-to-one Tutor Assessor support in the workplace working towards Assistant Accountant Level 2 (AAT Level 2 qualification is included in this Standard)
Functional Skills if required

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade GCSE - grades 4/C)

A Level in:

English and Maths (grade A - D)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience

About this company

Formed in 2009, we have continued to grow rapidly, to the point where we are now one of the largest consumer of tarmac in the area. Due to our unique attention to detail, we have been able to acquire multiple highways framework contracts with multiple local authorities. EC Surfacing secured the North Lincolnshire Council highways framework contract to run from 2014 to 2016.

After this apprenticeship

Excellent prospects for the right candidate, with the possibility to progress onto level 3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING LIMITED

Julie Curtis

julie@mcarthurdean.co.uk

01482 210093

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000273784.

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Closes in 23 days (Friday 30 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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