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- 30% of small businesses place accountants at the top of the list of their trusted advisors.
- 92.7% of apprentices who used our recruitment service would recommend it to a friend.
- The average salary for a qualified Accounts Assistant is £22,607.
Course Information
Introduction
This programme prepares students to become assistant accountants. An assistant accountant provides support to internal and external customers and will work predominantly either as an assistant accountant within an accountancy practice or within the finance function of an organisation.
Overview
With this apprenticeship, you will work as an assistant accountant. Part of this role will involve will involve assisting in the day to day financial activities such as data entry to month-end management accounts or year-end financial statements. In addition, you may be involved in regulatory financial requirements such as the completion of VAT returns or assisting in the preparation of tax computations.
Benefits and skills
Entry requirements
The employer will agree entry requirements for these apprenticeships and these will depend on the role that they are advertising.
Please check that you meet all essential criteria before applying for a position, you can find the details of these on the full vacancy description (links below). If you are unsure about this please contact the Apprenticeship Recruitment Team on 0113 284 6464.
Available Apprenticeships and Progression options
Assistant Accountant
As an assistant accountant you will prepare monthly management accounts. In addition, you will produce profit and loss reports, undertake bank reconciliation, prepare annual budgets and produce reports on debtors and creditors.
Purchase Ledger Clerk
As a purchase ledger clerk you will match, check and code invoices. In addition, you will process payments via BACS and cheques. You will also set up new supplier accounts and work out VAT payments.
Below are some Leeds City College apprenticeships you could potentially progress on to once you have completed this programme:
Assessment types
You will be assesed in the workplace
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