Finance Assistant Apprentice (Tokyo Electron Europe Ltd) in Crawley

The role requires studying towards a professional accountancy qualification. A study package and time off will be given to achieve the required qualification. The expected time to complete the examinations and associated experience is 3 years. In addition to the technical areas, the training programme will offer experience in 5 essential areas:

• Ethics and professionalism
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Strategy, innovation and sustainable value creation
• Governance, risk and control
• Leadership and management

The responsibilities will be separated into the following technical areas:

• Business Reporting and Management Accounting
  • Posting other month end journals and managing suspense accounts (e.g. payroll / travel costs)
  • Reconcile bank statements and monthly accounts.
  • Preparation of balance sheet reconciliation accounts
  • Post month end journals and manage associated accounts as required.
  • Work on fixed asset module, capitalising assets, reconciliation, posting depreciation.
  • Monthly analytical review of P&L vs budget, forecast and prior.
• Audit and Assurance
  • Involvement in statutory and internal audit cycles
• Transactional Accounting
  • Communicate with vendors and resolve discrepancies in invoices or payments
• Taxation
  • Involvement in statutory tax computation
  • Exposure to VAT Returns for UK, and quarterly return for Switzerland
• Other – Data/Digital/Technology
  • Support senior accountants and financial managers with various tasks including preparing budgets, keeping records, and other ad hoc tasks.

General requirements & expectations: All employees are expected to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to TEEL business requirements and carry out other work that falls within the scope of their abilities as requested by TEEL. This is likely to involve visits to, or periods working at, any TEEL office. A positive team-working approach and adherence to safety policies and procedures is essential. A professional telephone manner, good level of interpersonal and self-presentation skills are pre-requisites. In support of our mission statement to deliver quality, customer satisfaction and staff satisfaction, employees will be expected to support colleagues and management as required and to contribute ideas and suggestions in our search for continuous improvement.

Appropriate Training: Each person will go through an induction process which will provide him/her with background information about the Company, the Industry and the role our products play. This will give them a solid grounding in Company rules and procedures, basic safety awareness and an introduction to our quality systems. He/she will be given training in the procedures that apply to his/her department as well as those that are specific to the job. Recommended training courses to achieve competence in the role include:

• Induction Course
• Safety Training
• Job Procedures
• Company Procedures
• MS Office Skills
• Interpersonal Skills Training

Job Role Primary Elements:

• ANALOGY LEVEL 1, ENTRY: Learns about rope
• KNOWLEDGE: Learns to use professional concepts. Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues.
• JOB COMPLEXITY: Works on problems of limited scope. Follows standard practices and procedures in analysing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained. Builds stable working relationships internally.
• SUPERVISION: Normally receives detailed instructions on all work.
• EXPERIENCE: Typically requires no previous professional experience.

Employer Description: Tokyo Electron is a leading global manufacturer of innovative production systems for the semiconductor industry. With a team of more than 17,000 employees in 18 different countries, we are continuously working on developing high-quality, technologically qualitative products.

Skills Required: Good numerical skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office advantageous. Flexible and able to multi-task. Able to communicate effectively with internal and external customers. Well organised, with some IT skills. Able to work to deadlines. Detail oriented. Willing to further develop within the role. A good team player, with the ability to work independently when required.