Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Assisting senior accounts staff in preparing annual accounts, including preparing bank reconciliations, cash, purchase and sales ledgers and analysis. Preparing VAT returns, providing bookkeeping services, dealing with post and filing as required.

Wage

£22,222.20 a year

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday between 9.30AM - 4.30PM.

35 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 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

Assisting with annual accounts preparation.
Preparing and submitting VAT returns
Assisting with management accounts preparation
Preparing basic cashflow forecasts and budgets
Provide bookkeeping services
Apply computer and software skills, Sage, Excel, Xero, etc.
Liaise with clients
Provide post and filing support as required
Bank reconciliation
Invoicing
Purchase & Sales Ledger
Update in-house CRM system

Where you'll work

EASTHAM HALL
109 EASTHAM VILLAGE ROAD
EASTHAM
WIRRAL
CH62 0AF

Training

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

College or training organisation

WIRRAL METROPOLITAN 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

Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard, including:

AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting Level 2
Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours
End-Point Assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Team working

About this company

KLAS are an approachable team based in Eastham Village, Wirral. We established in 2011 by Kate Lonsdale and have clients across various sectors. At KLAS we put our clients first and by knowing what they want to achieve we then help them earn more and keep more. We offer high quality at a low cost.

https://www.klasltd.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Holidays 20 days per annum plus bank holidays and Christmas break.

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of a full-time position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

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