Ref - 599 - L3 Accounts Assistant Apprentice - London, United Kingdom - Estio Training

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Description

Apprentice Accounts Assistant with TheCityUk

Hours Per Week:35.00

Objective of role:

Short Description:

To assist the Financial Controller to maintain all the financial systems and manage the

day-to-day accounting entries for TheCityUK.

To assist the Financial Controller to maintain all the financial systems and manage the

day-to-day accounting entries for the Financial Services Skills Commission.

Full Description:

About TheCityUk
TheCityUK is the industry-led body representing UK-based financial and related professional services.

We champion and support the success of the ecosystem, and thereby our members, promoting policies in the UK, across Europe and internationally that drive competitiveness, support job creation and enable long-term economic growth.

The industry contributes over 12% of the UK's total economic output and employs nearly 2.5 million people, with two thirds of these jobs outside London, across the country's regions and nations.

It is the UK's largest net exporting industry and generates a trade surplus exceeding that of all other net exporting industries combined.

It is also the largest taxpayer and makes a real difference to people in their daily lives, helping them save for the future, buy a home, invest in a business and protect and manage risk,

Key Activities & Responsibilities

Record all accounting & Payroll transactions for the company
Record sales transactions, produce invoices on Sage Line50 and process.
Record purchase ledger invoices and expenses on SAGE.
Petty cash.
Generate payments for authorisation.
Assist in generating draft management accounts: accurately record and assist creating and maintaining P&L and Balance Sheet.
Administration of Company Credit Cards.
Bank and Nominal Ledger Reconciliations.
Generate & record Sales Invoices.

Produce and update financial forecasts for the company

Produce revenue and expense forecasts for the current financial year.
Incorporate these forecasts into the draft management accounts.
Assist in drafting future year's budget and analyse for the organisation.
Work with MIT to produce sales forecasts, debtor's collection forecasts and incorporate in the above.

Audit process

Assist in preparing files for external auditors.

Key Relationships & Interfaces

Internal:

Financial Controller.
CEO.
Leadership Team.
Senior Management Group.

External:

Cycle scheme.
Vitality & Simply Health.
Perkbox.
Customer Supplier Portals.
Barclays Bank Including Wealth Management.
Barclaycard.

Values at TheCityUK

These core set of values are essential for effective performance in our company and provides a common purpose as to how we deliver our work on a daily basis.

Rigour.
Impact.
Agility.
Respect.
Teamwork.

Employer Description:

We are the industry-led body representing UK-based financial and related professional services.

The industry contributes over 12% of the UK's total economic output and employs nearly 2.5 million people, with two thirds of these jobs outside London, across the country's regions and nations.

It is the UK's largest net exporting industry and generates a trade surplus exceeding that of all other net exporting industries combined.

It is also the largest taxpayer and makes a real difference to people in their daily lives, helping them save for the future, buy a home, invest in a business and protect and manage risk.

Training Provided:

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team.

Using their expert knowledge, we've purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Skills Required:

Confident in dealing with senior stakeholders.
Clear, Concise and effective verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent attention to detail.
Good Microsoft skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Willing to get involved in new tasks.
Willing to study towards an accounting qualification.

Personal Qualities:

Highly confidential, can work with discretion.
Ability to prioritise and maintain a calm demeanour.

Qualifications Required:

Grade C or above in at least 5 GCSEs including English and mathematics

Benefit Details

Dental & Optical Cover Insurance (following probation) -This benefit helps towards the cost of dental check-ups, hygienist appointments, dental x-rays etc.

up to £325 per annum. The benefit a