Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

GC Accounting Ltd

Street (BA16 9RR)

Closes in 30 days (Monday 23 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 May 2025


Summary

Are you a motivated and detail-oriented individual ready to start your career in accounting? We are seeking an enthusiastic Trainee Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in a supportive accounting practice

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Hours flexible between Monday to Thursday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

30 hours a week

Start date

Friday 1 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

  • Understand the role of the bookkeeper
  • Understand financial transactions
  • Process customer and supplier transactions
  • Process receipts and payments
  • Understand the benefits and risks of using accounting software to complete bookkeeping tasks

Where you'll work

2A
Creeches Lane, Walton
Street
BA16 9RR

Training

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

College or training organisation

STRODE COLLEGE

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

  • Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Training will take place at college one day per week

Requirements

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
  • Team working

About this company

Established in 2012, by managing director Gail Chubb, GC Accounting Ltd is an accountancy practice based in Walton, in the heart of the Somerset countryside

http://www.gcaccounting.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Upon completion of the AAT Level 2 availablity to complete AAT level 3

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GC Accounting Ltd

Gail Chubb

gchubb@gcaccounting.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322625.

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Closes in 30 days (Monday 23 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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