Apprentice Finance Assistant

EMA Training are recruiting for this apprenticeship position on behalf of our client, Document Network Services. If your application is progressed to the next stage, you will receive an email from the EMA Recruitment team to arrange a call to discuss the next steps.

Job Information

• Location: Royal Scot Road, Pride Park, Derby
• Postcode: DE24 8AJ
• Programme: Assistant Accountant Level 3
• Salary: £10,300 - £14,000

Brief overview of role

Looking for a career in finance and accounts? Based on Pride Park, Derby, Document Network Services are recruiting a Finance Apprentice! Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will support with a range of duties, including raising invoices, processing supplier invoices in Sage & Vantage Online, creating financial statements and bank reconciliations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Finance:

• Monitor accounts mailbox.
• Raising sales invoices for deals & contracts
• Process and payment of supplier invoices in the cloud based managed print software, Vantage Online Vantage and accounting software, Sage
• Meter read collection & invoicing
• Sales & purchase ledger statements
• Direct debit collections
• Inter-company transfers
• Credit card / bank reconciliations
• Credit control to ensure cash flow into business
• Contract termination calculations
• Nominal code & project code checks – month end
• Sales reward claims

Administrative:

• Inputting tickets into Vantage online
• Answering incoming calls
• Taking deliveries

Training

The apprentice will be enrolled on the Level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeship standard, which includes 6 AAT exams, in addition to the Synoptic Assessment as part of the End-Point Assessment(EPA) process.

The knowledge units will be delivered at the EMA training hub in Derby or Nottingham (depending on apprentices location) through day release.

AAT Modules are as follows:

• Bookkeeping Transactions (L2 Unit)
• Bookkeeping Controls (L2 Unit)
• Advanced Bookkeeping
• Final Accounts Preparation
• Management Accounting: Costing
• Indirect Tax

Career Progression

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, there is a full-time opportunity available, and potential to continue studying at level 4. DNS have a proven track record of progressing apprentices into full-time staff members, and are keen to do so for someone who can demonstrate technical competence, initiative and a willingness to learn.

Things to consider

DNS is a friendly and welcoming organisation. The job role comes with various staff perks including free car parking, excellent public transport routes and frequent paid social activities. DNS is a friendly and welcoming organisation. The job role comes with various staff perks including free car parking, excellent public transport routes and frequent paid social activities. You will have 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays!

About DNS

For over the last 25 years the DNS Team have been problem solvers for a wide range of businesses, helping them to identify new innovative ways to help improve their business processes. The DNS approach is to recognise what your frustrations are in regards to your print environment, IT services, document management & communications and find a solution to overcome them. Our dedicated team work hand in hand to ensure that our customers are at the centre of what we do.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship

Salary: £10,300.00-£14,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application question(s):

• Do you hold 5 GCSE grades C/4 or above, including Maths and English? (or equivalent)
• Why are you interested in an apprenticeship in Accountancy?

Work Location: In person