AddressTitle: Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship
Location: Lamps Electrical - Long Crendon HP18 9FE
Hours: 9:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday (30 mins for lunch) can be flexible with extra hours if you require more pay each week or start/finish times
Company Description:
LAMPS is an independent electrical wholesaler with numerous branches and a flagship Lighting and Electrical Showroom in Bicester.
With access to over £1M stock at competitive prices, we welcome members of the public and trade customers, whilst offering an unparalleled customer service and experience.
LAMPS was founded to provide for both domestic and commercial applications offering everything from cable to heating and lighting to cooling. We provide access to the leading brands such as Prysmian, Aico, Hager, Scolmore and so many more.
Summary of the Apprenticeship Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone like you to start your career in Accounts and to understand/develop in this sector.
We are looking for a highly motivated apprentice to join our Team. After full training, responsibilities will include:
- General administration tasks
- Data input and allocation of customer payments
- Dealing with queries about payments
- Timely and effective chasing of overdue dept by telephone and email
- Liaising with other branches regarding overdue payments
- Maintain accurate records of activity with customers regarding payments
- Banking
- Additional responsibilities as experience develops
Apprenticeship Training
As an apprentice you will complete a Accounts and Finance Level 2 or Assistant Accounts Level 3 qualification depending on prior experience with a national Training Provider. Your apprenticeship Training will focus on your job, is completed at the workplace, and you will be allocated a tutor and a study session in your working week.
Components of the Account Apprenticeship Lv2 or Lv3
· Competence/Knowledge based qualification
· Functional Skills – Maths/ English (if required)
· End Point Assessment – Final Knowledge Test, Observation and Discussion
Skills and Qualities we are looking for
- Confident when speaking to people on the telephone and face to face
- Can work well in a team
- Good communicator
- Excellent Maths and English skills (GCSE Grade A-C/9- 4)
- Hardworking individual who is self-motivated
- A positive approach
- Efficient
- Flexible
- Ambitious and keen to work and learn
Benefits
· Training and support to gain your nationally recognised and accredited qualification
· Excellent pay rate
· Access to further inhouse training
· Career progression in the company
Once you have successfully completed your apprenticeship, and all being well, there will be a full-time role with the company. From there you could progress to other job roles such as external sales, team leader, assistant manager and even Branch Manager.
How to apply and what we need from you
- · A full CV detailing all your experience as well all school grades and any other further education grades
- · Questions that are supplied need to be answered in as much detail as possible
- · You will need to be contactable via phone and Indeed Message during the first week of your application as we will contact each candidate to check if they are still available.
Job Type: Apprenticeship
Salary: £6.40-£11.44 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 30 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
Application question(s):
- Have you listed all your GCSE grades on your CV?
- How will you travel to work each day and how long will it take you?
- Would you like to be put forward for the Level 2 or Level 3 qualification to do level 3 you will need prior accounts experience?
Work Location: In person
