Finance Apprentice

Summary

As a Finance Apprentice, you'll play a key role in supporting the finance team with the day-to-day running of core accounting operations. You'll be working across a wide range of finance functions, from reconciling accounts to processing expenses and supporting monthly reporting cycles.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 May 2025

Duration

1 year 4 months

Positions available

1

Work

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

What you’ll do at work

Accounts Receivable & Payable

Monitoring the Debtors Ledger & Creditors Ledger to ensure timely collections & payments
Calling customers (debtors) for all unpaid invoices
Flagging overdue accounts & following up on any delays in payments/collections

Financial Reporting

Assisting with Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reports by ensuring all income, expenses, assets, and liabilities are accurately recorded
Posting journal entries to the nominal ledger to maintain up-to-date financial records

Invoices & Reconciliation

Reviewing & processing supplier & pro forma invoices
Reconciling supplier statements against recorded invoices
Performing credit card reconciliations, checking company credit card statements against internal records for any missing/incorrect entries
Conducting bank reconciliations to ensure all bank transactions are accounted for and investigating any discrepancies

Expenses & Provisions

Reviewing & approving employee expense claims & company credit card spend, ensuring they follow internal policies
Managing expenses
Calculating asset depreciation & setting up provisions for future liabilities as part of month-end routines

Procurement Support

Assisting company procurement/purchasing needs & ensuring goods/services are ordered in line with company needs
Reviewing & collating requisitions for Finance Manager approval

Admin & Communication

Handling incoming calls & customer queries
Monitoring and responding to emails from the company’s accounts inbox
Maintaining organised digital & physical records of financial documentation
Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training

Where you’ll work

Test house
Elizabeth Way
Harlow
CM19 5AR

Training

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

College or training organisation

CT SKILLS LIMITED

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

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.

Your training plan

Working towards your Level 2 AAT Qualification, you’ll attend monthly online 1-2-1 meetings (online via Teams every month – NO classroom OR college!) with your Tutor to learn Modules including general business, understanding your organisation, accounting systems & processes, basic accounting & ethical standards. You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer. All apprenticeship work and training is completed in the workplace, during working hours.

The Level 2 AAT includes a Mandatory Qualification ‘Certificate in Accounting’ made up of 4 modules/exams, including Introduction to Bookkeeping, Principles of Bookkeeping Controls, Principles of Costing & The Business Environment.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Business, Economics, Finance, Maths (grade Pass)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Prioritisation

Other requirements

If your application is successful, you will receive a call from our dedicated Recruitment Consultant who will discuss the qualification, location and course length in more detail. Following this call, you will be asked to write a supporting statement and complete an English and Maths assessment.

About this company

Test Inc. is the UK's leading provider of electrical compliance and maintenance services, specialising in complex and critical environments. You will be joining a team of highly committed professionals, and as such the nature of this role requires an individual who will embrace Test’s ethos and strengthen their team, supporting and contributing directly to their strategic sales initiatives.

http://www.testinc.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Exclusive discounts, summer BBQ’s and team building events, free onsite parking & refreshments, clear promotion pathways, company pension plan, and more!

After this apprenticeship

As with any apprenticeship opportunity – if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

Recruitment Team

recruitment@ctskills.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318025.

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Closes in 15 days (Friday 16 May 2025)

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Company’s application instructions

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