At a Glance
- Tasks: Learn bookkeeping and finance while gaining hands-on experience in a supportive environment.
- Company: Join a friendly, close-knit accounting team at Crown Payroll Services.
- Benefits: Full training, mentoring, and potential for permanent position after apprenticeship.
- Other info: Flexible working hours and opportunities for further qualifications and career growth.
- Why this job: Kickstart your finance career with AAT qualification and real client exposure.
- Qualifications: GCSEs in English and Maths required; enthusiasm for numbers is a must.
The predicted salary is between 19350 - 23650 £ per year.
Join our friendly practice and train as an Accounts Assistant while working towards your AAT qualification. You'll learn bookkeeping, sales and purchase ledgers, data entry and cash records, and how to check figures are accurate. No experience needed - full training and mentoring given. Ideal if you're enthusiastic and good with numbers.
Crown Payroll Services is a general practice firm of accountants based in Leigh, Greater Manchester. We provide accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and tax services to small and medium-sized businesses across the UK and internationally. We are a small, close-knit team, which means our apprentice will work directly alongside experienced colleagues from day one rather than being one of many in a large department. You will see how a full range of client work fits together, from day-to-day bookkeeping through to year-end accounts, and gain exposure to a genuinely varied client base. We are committed to developing our people. We already support a trainee within the team, and we take training seriously - you will be given the time, supervision and encouragement to succeed in your qualification alongside your work.
What You'll Do
- Processing purchase invoices and maintaining the purchase ledger
- Raising sales invoices and monitoring the sales ledger, including chasing outstanding payments
- Entering and coding transactions onto accounting software - Xero
- Reconciling bank statements, supplier statements and cash records
- Assisting with payroll processing and RTI submissions under supervision
- Helping prepare VAT returns and supporting schedules
- Checking calculations and figures to make sure records and payments are accurate
- Scanning, filing and organising financial records and correspondence
- Responding to routine client queries by email and telephone
- Supporting month-end and year-end procedures, including accruals and prepayments
- Assisting with the preparation of accounts for review by senior colleagues
- Completing AAT coursework and attending training sessions as part of the apprenticeship
Training Outcome
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is the opportunity for a permanent position within the practice as an Accounts Assistant, taking on greater responsibility for a portfolio of clients. From there, progression can continue into an AAT Level 3 or Level 4 apprenticeship, leading to full AAT membership (MAAT). Many of our clients' finance teams are staffed by people who started exactly this way. Longer term, AAT qualification provides exemptions towards chartered study with ACCA, ICAEW or CIMA, opening routes into roles such as Semi-Senior Accountant, Practice Accountant, Management Accountant or Payroll Manager. There is also scope to specialise in areas such as VAT and payroll.
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Enthusiastic for role
Qualifications
- Essential - GCSE - English - 4/C
- Essential - GCSE - Maths - 4/C
- Desired - A Level - Business or Finance qualification - C
- Desired - AAT Level 1 - Bookkeeping - Pass
Course Information
- Course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Level: 2
- Route: Legal, finance and accounting
- Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate
Working Arrangements
- Working Week: Variable but will be Wednesday - Friday, for 18-21 hours per week
- Expected Duration: 1 Year
- Training Provider: NATIONAL UPSKILL LIMITED
Bookkeeping & Finance Apprentice in Leigh employer: CROWN PAYROLL SERVICES LTD
Crown Payroll Services is an excellent employer for aspiring finance professionals, offering a supportive and friendly work environment in Leigh, Greater Manchester. As a small, close-knit team, apprentices receive hands-on training and mentorship from experienced colleagues, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience while working towards their AAT qualification. With a commitment to employee development and clear pathways for progression, including opportunities for permanent roles and further qualifications, this is a fantastic place to kickstart a rewarding career in accounting.
Contact Details:
CROWN PAYROLL SERVICES LTD Recruitment Team
