Trainee Accountant Apprentice

Overview

Spotlight is a growing chartered accountancy practice focused on helping clients improve profitability and reach their full potential. As a Level 2 Finance Assistant apprentice, you'll join a supportive team, gain hands-on experience, and help deliver accurate financial information to support client goals.

£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age. National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices.

Accounts or finance assistant (level
2)

Hours will initially be 9am-5pm Monday to Friday, then, once established, we offer flexible working patterns that can be arranged. 37 hours 30 minutes a week.

Friday 6 March 2026

1 year

1

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You'll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

We are seeking a Trainee Accountant to join the team rting in a junior role, this position offers a clear pathway towards becoming a fully qualified Chartered Accountant with the potential to manage your own portfolio of clients.

Within the first 12 months, you will be involved in:

• Preparing accounts from incomplete records
• Producing year-end working papers for review
• Carrying out bookkeeping for both clients and the firm
• Preparing VAT returns
• Assisting with basic payroll preparation

Market Chambers
2b Market Place
Shifnal
Shropshire
TF11 9AZ

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

SBC TRAINING LIMITED

Accounts or finance assistant (level
2)

Understanding apprenticeship levels

Course contents

• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation's standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade
4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade
4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Spotlight Accounting in Shropshire serves small and medium-sized businesses right across the UK. Our mission is to help every business reach its full potential, whether you're trading as a sole trader, a limited company or a partnership. Our friendly team have heaps of accounting and Xero expertise, while our pre-agreed monthly fees provide added peace of mind.

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On successful completion of the Level 2 Finance Assistant apprenticeship, there may be the opportunity to progress into a full-time position.

The contact for this apprenticeship is SBC TRAINING LIMITED. The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC.

Closes in 14 days (Friday 20 February 2026 at 11:59pm)