Business & Professional Services

Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 (AAT)

An accounts or finance assistant is an integral part of the team responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within a business.

Total Duration
17 Months

Apprenticeship Level
Level 2

Assessment Method
Structured Interview, Portfolio and In Tray Test

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Total Duration

17 Months

Level

Level 2

Assessment Method

Structured Interview, Portfolio and In Tray Test

Assisting finance teams,
ensuring accuracy and efficiency

The accounts or finance assistant is responsible for assisting the team of accountants with junior accounting duties. These can vary massively depending on the team structure and size of business.

An accounts or finance assistant’s work could include basic bookkeeping activities, working with sales and purchase ledgers, running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct, recording of cash and data entry. Accounts or finance assistant may work in-house for an organisation or they might work for an accountancy firm, bookkeeping practice, Shared Service provider, self-employed or on behalf of several different clients.

Understand how accounting systems and processes allows a business to keep track of all types of financial transactions.
Develop an understanding of the differences between Financial and Management Accounting.
Understand what makes a business or organisation successful, through either buying or selling products or supplying services to a market.
Understand the cost recording system within an organisation.

About Inspire ATA

Inspire ATA provide short and long-term staffing solutions for a range of organisations. We recruit, employ and support apprentices on behalf of employers helping to develop the talent of tomorrow at a lower cost and with peace of mind.

Our flexible apprenticeship placements are tailored to meet the dynamic needs of modern businesses. Whether you want to grow your team or bring fresh energy into your workforce, we make it easy.

For Employers

Why hire with Inspire ATA?

No Hassle Recruitment
Inspire ATA provides end-to-end staffing solutions for organisations across sectors, helping your find the right candidates for your unique business needs.

Immediate Impact
By recruiting through Inspire ATA you will see immediate impact on your organisation thanks to our motivated and responsible apprentices.

Supportive and Reliable
Inspire ATA supports you at every step of the way from recruitment to apprentice placement, handling all paperwork and HR requirements. We guarantee success with our placement and offer a free replacement service if needed.

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Aware of elements of commercial law that may have an impact when working in accountancy, such as contracts, data protection or Anti Money Laundering.
Can explain the importance of upholding relevant codes of conduct.
Can explain different legal entities and organisational structures.
Aware of the impact of technology on business and its accounting and finance functions..
Know a range of routine accounts reports, reports and their use within the finance function.
Understands corporate social responsibility (CSR), ethics and sustainability within organisations.
Understands the importance of the need to keep up-to-date with relevant policies, procedures, regulatory or system changes.

Deals effectively with a range of stakeholders using appropriate communication methods to deliver accurate and timely results.
Utilises relevant office and accounting software packages to input and manage data accurately.
Demonstrates good listening and speaking skills to be able to communicate effectively in the right manner.
Ability to organise self, prioritise workload and activity to meet deadlines.
Actively identifies team workload problems and offers to support peers where appropriate.
Ability to maintain the security of accounting information using passwords and other appropriate security measures.
The ability to reconcile data to minimise the chance of errors.

Builds working relationships within own team and other parts of the organisation.
Looks to behave professionally by adhering to the organisational code of conduct.
Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organisation in line with company policy, regulation and practice.

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