Apprenticeship - Finance Assistant – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant Apprentice to join our Team. Working mainly in the Daventry office, you would be joining part of our well-established firm, undertaking experience in all aspects of accounts within our busy practice.

Wage

£14,918.80 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 8.30am to 5pm.

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

Assisting the Legal Cashier with all aspects of office and client account management
Assisting with the month and year-end processes
Dealing with day-to-day transactions, including banking
Reconciliation of accounts
Training in accounting software used within the firm

Where you'll work

9 New Street
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 4BT

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY 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

The qualification you will receive at the end would be a Level 2 - Accounts/Finance Assistant
The training is to be provided by The Apprenticeship Academy via their training platform
We anticipate that training will be one day a week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths & English (grade 5 or above (can be projected))

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
Patience

About this company

Rollasons Solicitors LLP are a well established legal firm . We offer advice on the following areas:- Private Client, Residential and Commercial Conveyancing and Dispute Resolution.

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After this apprenticeship

We would like the successful candidate to eventually become a qualified Legal Accounts Cashier.

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