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Course Overview

Course Overview

An Assistant Accountant provides support to internal and external customers and will work predominately either as an assistant accountant within practice or alternatively within the finance function of an organisation.

Part of their role will involve assisting in the day to day financial activities such as data entry to month end management accounts and/or year-end financial statements.

Prosp User 1

Qualification

Qualification
Diploma in Accounting

English and Maths GCSE's grades 4/C or above or equivalent. Individual employers may have their own

higher entry requirements.

AAT Level 2 or equivalent desirable.

Prosp User 2

On an apprenticeship programme, you will learn and develop a range of knowledge, skills and behaviours.

These include:

• Understands their organisations business strategy including customer and supplier needs, in order to

produce relevant and compliant financial information

• Understands the current financial standards for basic accounts preparation, in order to be able to make

necessary end of year adjustments

• Understands how to recognise and use different accounting approaches and is able to gather, analyse and report information about income and expenditure to support decision-making, planning and control

• Demonstrates the ability to identify the appropriate systems and processes to work productively in order to complete required tasks

• Effectively records and analyses financial data at the appropriate level using the organisation’s standard

tools and processes

• Applies techniques to both common and non-routine problems, analysing where required and selecting the

appropriate tools and techniques to produce solutions

• Productive

• Embraces change

• Adds value

End Point Assessment:

Apprentices without Level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve prior to taking the end-point assessment. The apprentice must complete all elements of the on programme learning to achieve the assessment gateway requirements.The EPA consists of 2 assessment methods:

• Synoptic Test

• Portfolio and Reflective Discussion

Prosp User 3

As part of the apprenticeship there is a dedicated off the job learning requirement. This is a minimum of 6 hours per week for the duration of the apprenticeship.

Role development:

• Observing colleagues

• Receiving mentoring

• Shadowing

• Training

Programme Development:

• Teaching or learning the theory related to their roles

• Coursework

Prosp User 4

Progression from this apprenticeship could be into a professional accounting/taxation apprenticeship/position.

Typical Job Roles:

Assistant Accountant, Trainee Accounting Technician, Accounts Clerk, Cashier, Finance, Assistant,

Purchase Ledger Clerk, Sales Ledger Clerk.

Prosp User 5
THL3SNAA
Level 3
Wednesday
02/09/2024
27/06/2025
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