Other members of Finance Team College and training organisation staff and students HSTA Board Members 6 Skills and Attitude The ability to work as a team member and A demonstrable interest in accountancy through possess good interpersonal, communication and school or as a hobby literacy skills Have a genuine interest in developing an Independent, highly self-motivated and proactive, accounting career, previous involvement in a able to prioritise workload and work under own heritage railway is not necessary but an initiative understanding of the volunteer dynamic is important Able to work under pressure with efficiency, accuracy and to be able to meet deadlines. You must be prepared to work in an office using pc but understanding building and maintaining High level of flexibility and dependability links to the commercial activities is important 7 Qualifications/Training Have at least the pre-requisite qualifications (a Undertake any additional training as required minimum of 4 GCSE’s, or equivalent, at Grade A* Pegasus Opera 3 to C including English and Maths) to undertake Advanced Microsoft Excel the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Exams Level 2 to 4 inclusive Microsoft Outlook and Word Be IT literate and familiar with Microsoft Purchasing Order and Sales Processes packages for day-to-day work and application in Payroll the workplace VAT All training given will be in the work place or at college and will include - Workplace Induction Accounting induction IT training Time management 8 Post Apprenticeship At the end of apprenticeship, successful However, the Finance apprenticeship programme candidates may be employed on a career path aims to provide training and assessment and through an Improver role to a fully competent AAT qualification, which will enable those who accounting role in the Finance Team at SVR as complete it, to be able to demonstrate and when vacancies are available and afforded, competency when applying for accountancy roles but this cannot be guaranteed. in other organisations.
Other members of Finance Team HSTA Board Members College and training organisation staff and students 6 Skills and Attitude The ability to work as a team member and possess good interpersonal, communication and literacy skills Independent, highly self-motivated and proactive, able to prioritise workload and work under own initiative Able to work under pressure with efficiency, accuracy and to be able to meet deadlines. High level of flexibility and dependability A demonstrable interest in accountancy through school or as a hobby Have a genuine interest in developing an accounting career, previous involvement in a heritage railway is not necessary but an understanding of the volunteer dynamic is important You must be prepared to work in an office using pc but understanding building and maintaining links to the commercial activities is important 7 Qualifications/Training Have at least the pre-requisite qualifications (a minimum of 4 GCSE’s, or equivalent, at Grade A* to C including English and Maths) to undertake the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Exams Level 2 to 4 inclusive Be IT literate and familiar with Microsoft packages for day-to-day work and application in the workplace All training given will be in the work place or at college and will include - Workplace Induction Accounting induction IT training Time management Undertake any additional training as required Pegasus Opera 3 Advanced Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook and Word Purchasing Order and Sales Processes Payroll VAT 8 Post Apprenticeship At the end of apprenticeship, successful candidates may be employed on a career path through an Improver role to a fully competent accounting role in the Finance Team at SVR as and when vacancies are available and afforded, but this cannot be guaranteed. However, the Finance apprenticeship programme aims to provide training and assessment and AAT qualification, which will enable those who complete it, to be able to demonstrate competency when applying for accountancy roles in other organisations.
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