Trainee Accounts Payable Clerk Apprenticeship

Summary

We are hiring an Accounts Payable Clerk Apprentice to support our finance team! This structured apprenticeship offers hands-on experience in invoice processing, supplier payments, and financial record-keeping, while working toward a Level 2 qualification - a strong start to a career in finance. Apply today!

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm with one hour for a lunch break.

36 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

Processing and matching supplier invoices
Subcontractor invoices & payment notices
Goods receipting
Supplier & subcontractor statement reconciliations
Dealing with supplier & subcontractor queries via telephone and email
Dealing with project and site teams to resolve queries via telephone and email
Overhead invoices processing and coding
Dealing Tradex team on EDI invoices
Posting DD payments
KPI reports
General ad hoc duties

Where you'll work

Lock House
2nd Floor, 2 Castle Meadow Road
Nottingham
NG2 1AG

Training

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

College or training organisation

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

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

Qualification Level - Level 2 - Intermediate Apprenticeship (Accounts or Finance Assistant)
Training Duration - 12-months
Training Method - Classroom learning
Programme Length - 15-months
Coaching - Learning & Development Mentor

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade C or above/4-9)

A Level in:

3x A Levels (English/Maths or Business) (grade A* - C)

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

About this company

Dalkia Engineering deliver mechanical and electrical technical solutions across the UK’s built environment from initial design to project completion. Harnessing a value-engineering approach across our projects, we optimise your environment to deliver cost savings and carbon efficiency.

Company benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, 26 days paid holiday rising after service to 28 and a range of flexible benefits such as health cover, cycle to work scheme and a flexi holiday purchase scheme.

After this apprenticeship

Ongoing employment
Further learning and development opportunities and continuous growth within the finance function

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