Trainee Accountant

Roles such as this don’t crop up too often and this Trainee Accountant position is one that you’ll not want to miss!

Offering a fully-funded AAT Level 4 course, this is a training opportunity that offers plenty of development and progression! Joining on an 18-month contract, you’ll become part of a professional setting and will be offering your support to the company Accountant who works across a group of companies. The beauty of this role is not just access to the AAT Level 4 course, but also the variety on offer - believe us when we sat that undertaking a role such as this one will stand you in good stead and will undoubtedly strengthen your career.

What’s in it for you?

• Work hours: 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Thursday, with a 5pm finish on a Friday
• Salary: £22,500 to £24,000
• Fully-funded AAT Level 4 course, with access to other training opportunities and apprenticeships
• 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, Christmas shutdown, and your birthday off
• Holiday buy back scheme
• Discounted travel and gym access
• Rewards for long service
• Career development opportunities
• Access to BHSF and wellbeing support
• Life Assurance
• Plus, many, many more!

Trainee Accountant Responsibilities:

• Undertaking fully-funded AAT Level 4 training to strengthen your knowledge and skillset
• Working with the company Accountant to support the preparation and production of management accounts for the group of companies
• Producing in-depth finance reports for the use of the senior finance team and wider business
• Supporting with purchase ledger duties which involves registering invoices and accurately checking and coding invoices
• Assisting with sales ledger duties which involves creating invoices and chasing overdue accounts
• Handling all day-to-day finance administration tasks, ensuring all finance, creditor, and debtor data is accurately added to the accounting software and up-to-date
• Managing internet banking to reconcile accounts and make payments
• Helping the wider business and finance function with finance-related queries and undertaking ad-hoc finance-related projects

Trainee Accountant Skills and Experience:

• Finance and Accounting Graduate or graduate-calibre Accounts Assistant/Finance Administrator with an AAT Level 2 or 3
• Experience gained within a finance-related role is preferred, and it would be a distinct advantage if you had experience within purchase ledger
• Possesses a keen interest in finance and accounting and has a desire to pursue a long career as an Accountant
• Highly organised, able to meet important reporting deadlines and prioritise a busy workload accordingly
• Strong eye for detail, able to work with accuracy and spot anomalies in data
• Good communication skills, able to liaise with senior team members and can clearly articulate

If this is an opportunity you’d like to explore, please send your CV for consideration!