Kickstart your finance career with a hands-on AAT apprenticeship at Devon 4x4!
DEVON 4X4 CENTRE LTD
DEVON (EX36 3QU)
Closes on Monday 30 June 2025
Posted on 7 May 2025
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Summary
Join our experienced team, working 4 days a week on-site and 1 day at college, while earning £7.55/hour on a 40-hour week. You’ll gain real-world accounting skills in a fast-paced business, enjoy 4 weeks’ holiday a year plus Bank Holidays, and be part of a company known for excellence in the 4x4 industry.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm
There’s the chance to continue your training to Level 3 – and we’re looking to offer a permanent role at the end of your apprenticeship.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 July 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
• Assisting with processing invoices, receipts, and payments using accounting software
• Helping with bank reconciliations and preparing basic financial reports
• Supporting VAT records, payroll entries, and general office admin • Maintaining accurate financial records and filing systems
• Attending college one day per week to study for your AAT Level 2 qualification
Where you'll work
SOUTH LEE SERVICE STATION
BISH MILL
SOUTH MOLTON
DEVON
EX36 3QU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
PETROC
Your training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
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What you'll learn
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
Attending Petroc College, Barnstaple one day a week to complete AAT Level 2 training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
About this company
The D44 Store supplies high-quality parts, accessories, and upgrades for Land Rovers and other 4x4 vehicles, maintaining a busy website and all the relevant paperwork that goes with running a business
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
There’s the chance to continue your training to Level 3 – and we’re looking to offer a permanent role at the end of your apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PETROC
info@devon4x4.com
01769550900
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318566.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 30 June 2025
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