AAT Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship

Introduction

Looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Look no further! Kick-start your career today with a Level 2 AAT Apprenticeship with Citizen Housing Group Ltd in partnership with Kaplan. Gain valuable hands-on workplace experience while working towards a recognised qualification.

About the Employer

Citizen Housing is a major social housing provider that builds, owns, and manages affordable homes across the West Midlands. They provide general rental properties, supported housing, and retirement living schemes. Owning and managing around 30,000 homes—ranging from flats and houses to rural bungalows and urban tower blocks. Providing retirement housing for people aged 55 and over, alongside supported housing with tailored care for vulnerable residents. Home Ownership Schemes: Offering alternative pathways like Shared Ownership and Rent-to-Buy options. Maintenance and Repairs: Handling day-to-day property upkeep, safety checks, and tenancy management for their customers.

What You'll Do

• To provide clerical support to the work of the finance function in the areas such as data entry, processing transactions, analysis of income and expenditure, nominal ledger journals and creation/production of financial reports
• To interrogate and analyse information from the finance database (Open Accounts)
• To assist the Assistant Accountant with the reconciliation of control accounts on a regular basis
• Ensure good communication both verbally and in writing with internal and external customers
• Be alert to opportunities to improve effectiveness of procedures to simplify/streamline existing procedures using IT and discuss with the Assistant Accountant
• To support the Assistant Accountant at budgetary control meetings
• Promote the good name of Citizen and its interests both within and outside the company
• All work to be undertaken in line with the organisations policies and procedures, including Health & Safety, Customer Involvement, Equality and Diversity and Safeguarding
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as reasonably requested by [Assistant Accountant and/or Accountant]

Training Outcome

• Prospects to study towards a level 4, and opportunities to apply for junior finance vacancies within the finance department

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Organisation skills
• Attention to detail
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Patience
• Initiative

Qualifications

• Essential - GCSE - Maths - 9 - 5
• Essential - GCSE - English - 9 - 5

Course Information

Course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Level: 2

Route: Legal, finance and accounting

Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Expected Duration: 1 Year 3 Months

Training Provider: KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

This employer is part of the Disability Confident scheme, committed to employing disabled people.