Accounting Technician Level 2 Apprenticeship
THOMAS & CO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Oldham (OL3 6LZ)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 6 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 May 2025
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Summary
We are seeking an Accounting Technician to join our growing team at Thomas and Co. Our specialty is providing entrepreneurs with deep insights into their finances to allow them to scale profitably, and tax efficiently while building generational wealth.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 June 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
If you’re an ambitious professional in the accounting industry looking for an employer to finally allow you to spread your wings and fulfil your potential, then this could be the role for you!
Key Responsibilities:
• Process client data using Dext, Preparing & completing Xero bank reconciliations, whilst providing weekly bookkeeping updates.
• Perform Dext Precision health checks ensuring 80%+ accuracy, Providing guidance to clients regarding any bookkeeping queries.
• Preparing VAT returns for review and ensuring submission within the allocated timeframe.
• Drafting Director-only self-assessment returns to review stage and supporting client accountants with ad-hoc tasks.
• Management of HMRC calls, assisting with administrative duties, and assisting with office duties as required.
Where you'll work
1 Holly House
Mill Street
Uppermill
Oldham
OL3 6LZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
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
Off the job training will take place at Oldham College one day a week.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
English and Maths (grade Grade 4-9 (A*-C) essential)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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Xero in a practice environment
- Dext within a practice environ
About this company
Thomas and Co International are a multi-award-winning modern cloud-based accountancy firm based in greater Manchester, shaking up the world of finance with passion, hunger and a drive to provide an exceptional service to entrepreneurs and build a team of winners that want to do the same!
After this apprenticeship
Full time employment for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
Deborah Wynn
deborah.wynn@oldham.ac.uk
01617853586
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320022.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 6 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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