Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprentice

Summary

You will be reporting to the Partners or Semi-Senior Accountant and assisting with bookkeeping, VAT returns and accounts preparation for a wide variety of business sectors, as well as other accounts and general office duties. We’ve been around for over 30 years, going above and beyond for ambitious business owners.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

9.00am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday with a 30 mins unpaid lunch.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 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

Reporting to your manager, your typical roles will include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:

Bookkeeping for clients (learning fundamentals of debits & credits).
Working towards the preparation of accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.
Calculating & submitting VAT returns.
Understanding and identifying different cost classifications (e.g. expenses & capital expenditure).
Creating and maintaining a range of accounting spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel.
Learning to use accounting software such as Xero, Quickbooks, Sage and Kashflow, General finance admin tasks as and when required.

Where you'll work

Cactus House
30 Foregate Street
Worcester
WR1 1DS

Training

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

College or training organisation

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION 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

Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located in Worcester (WR4 9GN). And Hereford.

You will receive training one day per week which is a combination of face-to-face and remote, as per your assigned training plan.

Additional training for functional skills in English and Maths will be undertaken if needed.

More training information

You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment to gain your Accountants AAT qualification.

There is also a five-day team-building residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on the programme.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade A*-C/ 4-9)
Maths (grade A*-C/ 4-9)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Business Studies (grade A*-C/ 4-9)

Other in:

IT (grade A*-C/ 4-9/ Pass-Distinction)

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
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Our office is in a listed building without a lift or disabled toilets.

About this company

Wootton Taylor is an established accountant’s practice with a range of clients across the West Midlands. We work closely with our clients and offer a range of services including Accounts, Tax, bookkeeping, payroll We also offer business advice and financial support in addition.

https://www.woottontaylor.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Working towards being a qualified accountant in a practice.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Emily Jackson

emily.jackson@hwgta.org

01905330732

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322196.

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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

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