Bookkeeping & Finance Apprentice

Summary

Join our friendly practice and train as an Accounts Assistant while working towards your AAT qualification. You'll learn bookkeeping, sales and purchase ledgers, data entry and cash records, and how to check figures are accurate. No experience needed - full training and mentoring given. Ideal if you're enthusiastic and good with numbers.

£8,736 to £13,879.32, depending on your age

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We offer flexible working hours and during training will be part time role which can move to a full time role after training is complete. There is plenty of scope for progression too. After training we always pay more than the minimum wage and have a commitment to pay at least the national living wage as set by the The Living Wage Foundation

Variable but will be Wednesday
- Friday, for 18-21 hours per week.

21 hours a week

Tuesday 1 September 2026

1 year

1

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

• Processing purchase invoices and maintaining the purchase ledger
• Raising sales invoices and monitoring the sales ledger, including chasing outstanding payments
• Entering and coding transactions onto accounting software
  - Xero
• Reconciling bank statements, supplier statements and cash records
• Assisting with payroll processing and RTI submissions under supervision
• Helping prepare VAT returns and supporting schedules
• Checking calculations and figures to make sure records and payments are accurate
• Scanning, filing and organising financial records and correspondence
• Responding to routine client queries by email and telephone
• Supporting month-end and year-end procedures, including accruals and prepayments
• Assisting with the preparation of accounts for review by senior colleagues
• Completing AAT coursework and attending training sessions as part of the apprenticeship

Top Floor
108 Bradshawgate
Leigh
WN7 4NP

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

NATIONAL UPSKILL LIMITED

Accounts or finance assistant (level
2)

• 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.

Training will be delivered by National Upskill. The apprentice will be based at our office in Leigh, Greater Manchester for the majority of the week, learning on the job alongside experienced colleagues.

Off-the-job training will be delivered remotely through online sessions with a dedicated tutor, with one day per week set aside for study and coursework. There is no requirement to travel to a college campus.

The apprentice will also receive regular one-to-one reviews with their tutor and workplace mentor to track progress towards the AAT qualification and the apprenticeship standard.

• English (grade 4/C)
• Maths (grade 4/C)

• A Level in:
  Business or Finance qualification (grade
  
  C)
• AAT Level 1 in:
  Bookkeeping (grade Pass)

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
• Problem solving skills
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