Job Description

Apprenticeship
An Accounts Lead is an integral part of the team responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within a business.

The accounts assistant as the name suggests is predominantly responsible for assisting the CEO of the business with junior accounting duties and task.

Responsibilities may include:

• Preparing client proposals, reports and financial data
• Client on boarding – contract, KYC for money laundering, set payment structure, liaising with client to ensure payments are made
• Basic bookkeeping activities, reconciling finance accounts, credit control, issue invoices, working with sales and purchase ledgers and running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct on Xero - our internal accounting software
• Requirements and prospects
• Desired skills
• Excellent written and spoken English

Excellent knowledge of MS Office:

•  Excel, Word, Outlook
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to manage and prioritise own workload
• Proactive approach to problem solving and decision making
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Personal qualities
• Quick learner
• A “can do” attitude
• Able to effectively organise and prioritise own workload
• Able to quickly pick up new systems
• Desired qualifications
• 5 x A*-B (9-6) GCSE’s or equivalent
• 3 x (A*-B) A-levels or equivalent
• Future prospects
• Permanent opportunity for the right candidate / progression onto a higher apprenticeship
   

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities