Key Facts
- Starting
Throughout the year- Location
- Wandsworth
- Duration
- 2 Years
- Study Mode
- Combination of work and study
- Start Date
- Throughout the year
- Level
- Level 3
- Code
- WTE3056AS
Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship - Level 3
This occupation is found in all sectors and industries, including the private and the public sector. This ranges from small organisations through to large global corporations and government bodies.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to support internal and external customers in the administration of their financial and accounting activities. They may work as an Assistant Accountant in a practice or alternatively within the finance function of an organisation. An Assistant Accountant helps in the operation of day-to-day financial activities. These may include data entry to month end management accounts and year-end financial statements. In addition, the Assistant Accountant may find themselves involved in regulatory financial requirements. These may include the completion of VAT returns or assisting in the preparation of tax computations.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely accounts services. This will include their line manager and team members, together with the workers and the clients of the organisation they are managing accounts for. They may liaise with software departments, or houses, where the accounts system is hosted externally.
An Assistant Accountant will be responsible for managing their own caseload and time whilst reporting to a more senior Accountant.
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Entry Requirements
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Course Content
During your apprenticeship programme, you will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to include:Knowledge
- Principles of financial accounting, adjustment and reporting including calculation and input of accruals and prepayments, maintenance of the fixed asset register, accounting for asset purchase and disposal, depreciation, and financing.
- Principles of management accounting for example, the principles of provision of costings, awareness of monthly and rolling forecasting and including the principles of financial planning, the calculation of income and expenditure budgets, budget holder sign off, and the investigation and reporting of variances to budgets. Skills
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation's standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations. Behaviours
- Collaborative and inclusive - builds strong collaborative working relationships recognising the importance of diversity and inclusion.
- Ethical and Professional - applies a transparent, objective and sustainable manner to meet the ethical requirements of the profession.
- Organised with an attention to detail – organises work efficiently and effectively to meet required targets, escalating queries or problems as appropriate. Demonstrates a professional approach to working to deadlines.
- Embracing change - accepts changing priorities and working requirements readily and has the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
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