Apprentice Finance Assistant

Summary

Are you interested in an accountancy career and being part of a thriving company that wants to support your skill development? TIMCO is counting on its new apprentice to learn and support the inner financial workings of this long-standing and successful business.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday – Friday (with college day release) 8.45am - 5.15pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

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.

What you'll do at work

We are looking for a motivated school leaver keen to start their career in Accounting and Finance.

At TIMCO, you will work in an encouraging and friendly environment with support through your AAT qualification. Your working week at TIMCO will mainly be office based but include one day for dedicated learning at Cheshire College South & West.

To familiarise yourself with all things ‘Finance’ at TIMCO, the first three-months of the role will be primarily working as part of our Credit Control Team, reporting to the Credit Control Supervisor and led by our Commercial Finance Manager.

These first few months will include a variety of tasks, such as:

Customer account management, including posting and allocating payments
Reviewing customer credit limits
Speaking to customers on the phone about payments and answering their queries
Building relationships and liaising with our external sales team
Using software packages such as Sage X3

You will go on to apply the skills and knowledge you have gained through your studies by supporting other areas of the department, such as:

Processing purchase invoices and raising supplier payments
Bank and cash reconciliations
Processing and analysing employee expenses
Profit and loss analysis and reconciliations
Other tasks supporting month end reporting and our annual audit

As you develop over the course of your apprenticeship, you will gain valuable skills and experience across all areas of the Accounts and Finance department, unlocking the doors to a wealth of career opportunities at TIMCO.

Where you'll work

GREEN LANE
WARDLE
NANTWICH
CHESHIRE
CW5 6BJ

Training

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

College or training organisation

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

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

The successful candidate will follow a Level 2 Apprenticeship programme and study towards a full Standard as an Accounts or Finance Assistant
This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College - South & West and one day a week will be spent learning at the college
Apprentices will be supported via an agreed training plan. The apprentice will receive regular visits with a dedicated assessor. The assessor will set individual learning tasks as part of the apprentice’s workplace training that will incorporate your daily roles and duties
You will also have a mentor within the TIMCO finance team to support you with your studies and apprenticeship progress

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

3 other subjects (grade C/4)
English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/4)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

3 subjects (grade C/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
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working

Other requirements

Our warehouse is located on a busy industrial park where public transport services to and from are limited. You will need your own transport.

About this company

TI Midwood & Co, known as TIMCO, resides in a 180,000 square foot warehouse in Wardle, near Nantwich. Established in 1972 and now owned by Swedish supply chain partner, BUFAB, the company supplies independent retailers nationwide (and abroad) with quality everyday essentials for the building trade, such as screws, nails, power tools, hand tools, adhesive and building chemicals. TIMCO now boasts a product line of around 9,000 products and has a strong presence online, including an Amazon shop. The company has a turnover of c.£70m , shipping up to 4,000 parcels to its trade customers each day.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of your AAT Level 2 qualification, you will have the opportunity to study Levels 3 and 4, allowing you to become AAT qualified
A full-time position will be on offer following successful completion of the apprenticeship

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