Accounts Apprentice

Summary

Fantastic opportunity for an Accounts Apprentice to join our Finance team, supporting the Purchase Ledger Manager and Financial Control Team and supporting the provision of a professional and efficient service being delivered by finance to colleagues across the business. An exciting and varied role.

Wage

£15,704 a year

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£15,704- £16,000 depending on experience

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

8.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

You will be required to observe, learn and understand processes within our finance department and be able to take these on as your understanding, skills and experience grow. Initially duties will focus on:

Entering sales receipts from customers to the accounting system
Allocating receipts from customers to the customer accounts and individual invoices
Answering queries from the Credit Control team and Sales colleagues about receipts from customers
Entering adjustments into the accounting system for items such as customer refunds
Reconciling cash customer accounts, ensuring all sales and payments have been matched
Processing supplier invoices by matching to purchase orders or other internal approvals, coding to cost centres and allocating to supplier accounts
Reconciliation of supplier statements, ensuring all purchase invoices have been received and processed and all payments received and processed by suppliers
Querying any anomalies on customer or supplier accounts with colleagues internally
Answering the telephone internally and externally.
Providing cover for colleagues during periods of absence

English (grade 4)

Maths (grade 4)

Can we request an A-Level Apprentice?

Skills to demonstrate

Attention to detail
Strong Organisation
Problem solving
Analytical mindset
Teamwork
Proactive
Hardworking
IT literacy

Where you'll work

Sandfield Close
Moulton Park Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN3 6AB

Training

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

College or training organisation

STARTING OFF LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

AAT level 3
Remote training delivery
Onefile
VLE
6 hours of dedicated training time every week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C)
Maths (grade 4/C)

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
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

About this company

A prestigious business that operates as a specialist distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods across a number of Brands. The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to the general public.

After this apprenticeship

Possible full-time permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STARTING OFF LIMITED

Lucy Harris

lucy.harris@startingoff.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326713.

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Closes on Monday 18 August 2025

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