New Prospects Association Ltd - AAT Finance Apprentice
New Prospects Association Ltd
Tyne and Wear (NE26 2RQ)
Closes in 20 days (Wednesday 9 July 2025)
Posted on 18 June 2025
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Summary
We are offering an apprenticeship because we are looking for a full-time worker, many of our finance and admin team have been with us for more than 10 years, we want to find the next generation of heroes – there's no pressure to stay 10 years – however long you stay you’ll gain qualifications and experience to take with you.
- Wage
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£19,240 a year
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4.30pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 9 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
Apprentice - Finance Administrator.
Maintain administration systems and procedures in accordance with Association policies in liaison with the Finance Officer/ Head of Finance & Admin.
Assist in the production of quarterly Accounts, using Sage accounts.
Assist Finance Officer with Benefit Claims where required for Corporate Appointees.
Answer calls and emails in a timely manner.
Where you'll work
38-42 South Parade
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE26 2RQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NCG
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
4 days per week at New Prospects Association Ltd.
1 day per week at Newcastle College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this company
We are New Prospects, and we have been supporting people with a learning disability for more than 30 years. We support people to live the lives they choose whether they need support 24 hours a day or just a little each week. We are a Co-operative and Community Benefit Society, so we are not here for profit, we only exist to support people to live their good life. We are small, local and well connected. Being small doesn't mean we don't think BIG! We support people with a learning disability in the North East, we employ 360 staff, working in people’s homes and supported by our office in Whitley Bay where you’ll be based.
https://www.newprospects.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Help with travel costs to college.
After this apprenticeship
Possibility for a full-time role upon completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NCG
Newcastle College
apprenticeships@ncl-coll.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326680.
Apply now
Closes in 20 days (Wednesday 9 July 2025)
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