Introduction

Apprentice Accounts Assistant is a full-time role in a close-knit finance team of three. You'll support day-to-day financial operations, including bookkeeping, purchase and sales invoice processing, expense approvals, and managing the shared finance inbox. As your experience grows you'll assist with accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.

About the Employer

Our mission is to make the world fairer.

Pearn Kandola LLP are one of the world's leading diversity and inclusion consultancies. We believe all businesses should embrace the power of difference. That's why diversity and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do, and our expertise in this area covers the entire employee journey.

Based in Oxford yet working world-wide with clients from every sector of industry, we have a team of outstanding employees and a strong associate network. Through every project we help businesses understand the value of difference so that they can be more inclusive, more inspired, and more successful. A diverse workforce can play a vital role in inspiring businesses to achieve any objective. We help our clients to embrace difference, whether that be in ethnicity, gender or working style, and use it as a springboard to go out and do greater things.

What You'll Do

Shared ownership of the purchase ledger• Shared ownership of the purchase ledger
Processing supplier invoices
Setting up and maintaining supplier accounts in Xero
Preparation of supplier batch payments
Monitor the internal purchase order tracker
Process employee credit card and cash expenses
Manage supplier invoice queries
Support with monthly reconciliation of consultancy revenue (delivered v billed)
Raise sales invoices during busy periods
Cash allocation of incoming receipts
Credit control activity
Assist the Accounts Assistant with month end management account reconciliation
Assist the Finance Manager with month end/year end accounts

Training Outcome

An opportunity to join a small business and become part of a supportive finance team
As you develop in the role and progress through your AAT studies, you'll have the opportunity to take on greater responsibility and advance your career
You'll gain hands-on experience across all aspects of the finance function at Pearn Kandola, from bookkeeping and transactional finance through to budgeting and financial reporting
This is a varied role that will grow with your skills and experience, offering excellent exposure to all areas of accountancy

Skills Required

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working

Qualifications

Essential - GCSE - English - 5
Essential - GCSE - Maths - 5

Course Information

Course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Level: 2

Route: Legal, finance and accounting

Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate

Working Arrangements

Working Week: This hybrid role is based in Kidlington, with office attendance on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (9.00am - 5.00pm). Mondays are college study days. Thursdays and Fridays are remote, except the last Friday of each month which is office-based for business briefings.

Expected Duration: 1 Year 1 Month

Training Provider: ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

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

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