Apprentice Accounts Assistant
About the role
What will my core responsibilities be?
- Assist with day-to-day financial transactions and record-keeping.
- Process invoices and expense claims, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Assist with the month end process, reconciling accounts, producing financial reports and analysis. Translating data into valuable information for managers.
- Contribute to financial process improvement initiatives, testing new automation workflows and provide feedback and suggestions for further improvements.
- Attend monthly meetings with the whole finance team to share ideas and best practice around core activities.
- Communicate with Account Managers to resolve queries and approve invoices for payment.
- Liaise with suppliers, requesting copy statements and analyse the data to identity discrepancies.
- Set up and onboard new suppliers ensuring all the correct information is gathered and approval agreed with the FD.
What skills and experience do I need to be successful in this role?
- Well developed time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
- High-level of numerical and analytical ability and a genuine interest in an Accountancy career.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel and Outlook, and confidence to learn new systems
- Good attention to detail and a highly organised approach to workload management.
- A professional communication style, both written and verbal.
- A collaborative approach to contribute to team success.
- Curious and eager to learn new skills.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Working week
Monday - Friday 8 am -5 pm. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
Skills
Required qualifications
Training & development
You will have one day a week to focus on your AAT studies, which may involve attending sessions at the training provider and also support and training from your line manger and other colleagues.
You can move into a Trainee Accountant role and begin your ACCA or CIMA studies, or chose not to study further and move into an Accounts Assistant role.
Things to consider
What skills and experience do I need to be successful in this role?
- Well developed time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
- High level of numerical and analytical ability and a genuine interest in an Accountancy career.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel and Outlook, and confidence to learn new systems
Good attention to detail and a highly organised approach to workload management. - A professional communication style, both written and verbal.
- A collaborative approach to contribute to team success.
- Curious and eager to learn new skills.
About LANCER SCOTT HOLDINGS LIMITED
Why work for us?
Established in 1998 Lancer Scott offers renowned high-quality construction projects and facilities management services, often competing and winning work from our much larger competitors. We are based in the heart of Bristol and have enjoyed significant success, particularly in the last 4 years with turnover increasing from £56 million in 2020 to £125 million in 2025.
To ensure our business remains fully supported we are investing into our people strategy and infrastructure to give our employees the tools to perform to the best of their ability. If you would like to join a rapidly expanding business that can offer up good opportunities for career development and professional personal growth, you should apply today and lets talk.
This role is in Bristol. If you'd be moving for it, a room in a shared house there typically runs £650–£900 a month.