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Accounts Apprentice

  • JCA Engineering
  • Stevenage, Hertfordshire
  • £20000 per annum
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An exciting opportunity to join JCA as an accounts assistant.

  • GMFJ Reference
    254090
  • Wages
    £20,000 p/a
  • Hours
    40.00 per week
  • Date Posted
    13/09/2024
  • Start Date
    12/01/2025
  • Approx. Duration
    18 Months

  • Location
    Stevenage
  • Status
    Now Taking Applications
  • Sector
    Accountancy
  • Opportunity Type
    Advanced Level 3
  • Apprenticeship Standard
    Assistant accountant (ST0002)
  • Employer
    JCA Engineering

Description

Purpose/Main Functions of Position:

Maintain accurate sales and purchase ledger records as per as JCA accounting standards and timetable.

Assist in maintaining the treasury operations maintaining standards and escalating where appropriate.

Process timesheets, and weekly expenses and maintain JCA expenses policy.

Collaborate with the rest of finance team by providing help and coverage during the busy month end.

Strategy & Objectives

Understand the JCA strategic and departmental/divisional plans and how my objectives relate to these.

Attend and contribute to arranged reviews and updates for department/division and JCA strategic plan and my personal objectives.

Deliver to my agreed personal objectives.

Achieve AAT qualification.

Key responsibilities

Assist with Financial Record Keeping:

  • Support the accounting team in maintaining accurate financial records.
  • Assist in the preparation and processing of invoices, receipts, and payments.

Reconciliation Tasks:

  • Help in reconciling bank statements and financial discrepancies.
  • Assist with monthly and annual financial reports.

Data Entry and Management:

  • Accurately enter financial data into accounting software.
  • Ensure data integrity and confidentiality at all times.

Learning and Development:

  • Participate in on-the-job training and formal educational sessions.
  • Stay updated with accounting standards and best practices.

Support Administrative Tasks:

  • Assist with filing, copying, and organizing financial documents.
  • Provide general administrative support to the finance team as needed.

Administration Management

Understanding of all business systems and identifying where training needs are required.

Knowledge of administrative processes, procedures and systems such as but not limited to Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Learning and Development

Apprentice will work towards a Level 3 apprenticeship and AAT qualification. The Company will support the apprentice by providing additional paid leave for exams. The Company will, as necessary, facilitate formal training and provide mentoring to enable you to conduct duties as laid out in this job description. Training on statutory topics will be at a level relevant to the role and at frequencies required to keep abreast of current obligations.

Other Roles and Responsibilities

In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the jobholder is required to carry out such other duties as may be required and as may be assigned from time to time.

Key performance indicator types specific for this role

The KPI’s associated with this role are as follows:

  • Financial Performance
  • Contract Service Delivery Performance
  • Customer Feedback


For more information about this vacancy please contact BPP Professional Apprenticeships on 01133 500 333 (Ref ID: 254090)

  • Strong numerical and analytical skills.
  • Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.


  • A levels or BTEC level 3

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.

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Eagerness to learn and develop new skills.
  • The ability to work under pressure
  • The capacity to think ahead, plan and prioritise own workload with support of team


Opportunity to achieve fully qualified professional status

  • 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
  • 4% employers contributory pension
  • Perkbox employee discounts
  • 2x life assurance
  • help at Hand free private GP service

Please ensure that you apply for the position as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. The closing date is a rough guideline as to when an advert will close. The advert may close before the given closing date if the employer has filled the position(s).

BPP have a dedicated team who support students with disabilities, learning difficulties, health conditions and wellbeing. Please contact us at apprenticeshipapplications@bpp.com if you have any queries or would like more details.

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