- GMFJ Reference
257146
- Wages
£23,000 p/a
- Hours
37.00 per week
- Date Posted
24/01/2025
- Start Date
24/02/2025
- Approx. Duration
18 months
- Location
Durham
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Accountancy
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Apprenticeship Standard
Accounts or finance assistant (ST0608)
- Employer
Northumbrian Water Limited
Description
Job Duties include:
Purpose of Job: To provide an efficient invoice processing service for the business in order that payments to suppliers are made on a timely basis and accurate accounting records are kept. To deal with external suppliers and internal business users daily.
Key responsibilities: Activities: Key Result Areas:
- All invoices that are received should be paid on time in line with supplier’s payment terms.
- Invoice with electronic data extraction issues must be corrected daily.
- Invoice queries in IMS (our invoice management system) to be actioned daily working to tight deadlines.
- Match invoices to purchase orders where the system has not auto-matched. Deal with urgent ad-hoc issues including payment requests from the business. Maintain our current level of payment on time which is 97%.
- Supplier statement reconciliations and reviews.
- Payment processing including BACS and cheques.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Kaplan Financial on kaplan.recruitment@kaplan.co.uk (Ref ID: 257146)
Company website : www.nwg.co.uk
- Working knowledge of purchasing and payment systems. (desirable)
- Computer skills: Ability to adapt to different computer systems.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft office packages, especially excel and word.
- Excellent keyboard skills.
- Literacy and numeracy: Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing. Must have a good telephone manner.
- 5 GCSE's grades 9/A* - 4/C, including English and Math.
Foundation covers the basic principles of accountancy, and is your starting point if you’ve never studied accountancy before. You’ll learn the basic principles of accountancy, such as double-entry bookkeeping, costing and preparing financial statements, as well as how to use accountancy software.
This level is ideal if you’re new to accountancy and finance, have previously worked in an accounts department, or are looking to change your career into Accountancy.
To pass this level, you'll be examined on five units. All assessments are computer-based exams (CBE). The area you will cover include:
- Bookkeeping transactions.
- Bookkeeping controls.
- Elements of costing.
- Using accounting software.
- Foundation Synoptic Assessment.
Training will be provided either via classroom or remote sessions. An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking and you must dedicate 20% of their time towards it.
- Ability to think on their feet, especially when under pressure from suppliers or internal business users.
- Organised and able to prioritise their workloads.
- Ability to work as part of a team, taking joint responsibility for team targets and outputs.
- Ability to balance between control and flexibility especially with the checking required in the department.
- Attention to detail – getting things right the first time.
The role leads to being an Accounts Payable Assistant in the team, and the opportunity to develop experience in the wider Finance department.
Benefits include:
We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues.
Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:
- Hybrid Working: 2 days at the office and 3 days at home.
- Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
- Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
- Free access to local attractions.
- A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more. Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
- Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
- Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance.
- We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
- Support your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.