Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship - Eckington

Summary

JBD Accountants are looking for a new Accounts Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2.

Wage £15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Hours Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date Monday 5 October 2026

Duration 1 year

Positions available 1

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

Are you looking to start your career in accountancy and gain valuable experience while working towards a recognised AAT Level 2 qualification?

JBD Accountants is an established accountancy practice based in Eckington, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Accounts Apprentice to join our friendly team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone at the beginning of their career who is interested in finance and wants to develop practical accountancy skills within a professional office environment.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting with bookkeeping and general accountancy tasks
• Supporting with payroll processing
• Assisting with the preparation of VAT returns
• Using accountancy software to complete day‑to‑day tasks
• Using Microsoft Word and Excel to produce documents and maintain spreadsheets
• Answering telephone calls and dealing with visitors professionally
• General office administration, including filing, printing and scanning
• Maintaining accurate financial and administrative records
• Supporting the wider team with other accountancy tasks as you develop your skills

6A STATION ROAD
ECKINGTON
SHEFFIELD
S21 4FX

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

BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED

Accounts or finance assistant (level
2)

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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.
• 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.

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you'll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

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