Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within a business.
- Qualification level
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2
Equivalent to GCSE. - Typical duration
- 12 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Legal, finance and accounting
- Maximum funding
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£6,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Accounts administrator
- Accounts assistant
- Accounts payable clerk
- Assistant bookkeeper
- Business accounts administrator
- Cost accountant assistant
- Finance assistant junior
- Junior cashier
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- The ability to examine data to identify issues
- The ability to reconcile data to minimise the chance of errors
- The ability to plan and review work
- Recognise and rectifies errors
- Deals effectively with a range of stakeholders using appropriate communication methods to deliver accurate and timely results
- Avoids jargon and uses the correct technical terms where appropriate
- Demonstrates good listening and speaking skills to be able to communicate effectively in the right manner
- Utilises relevant office and accounting software packages to input and manage data accurately
- Ability to maintain the security of accounting information using passwords and other appropriate security measures
- 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 understand issues beyond own remit
Full information on Accounts or finance assistant (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.