Level 2 Accounts and Finance Apprentice (Salary £18,500)

Summary

Reporting to our Head of Finance, you play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the development strategy, working closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative, high-performing footwear to market. If you are creative with a keen eye for detail, have a passion for the fashion and want to join ARNE on their exciting journey apply today!

Wage

£18,500 a year

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 11 August 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

ARNE have ambitious objectives over the next decade with the team believing all targets are achievable through new product category launches in shoes and womenswear alongside the creation of paid media, CRM activity and further international growth to amplify the great product / brand assets we have already created.

Responsibilities include:

Supporting the Operational Finance Team with processing supplier invoices, ensuring all transactions are accurately three-way matched with purchase orders and goods receipts.
Raising monthly Wholesale customer invoices and reconciliation to packing lists and remittance statements.
Managing the shared Finance inbox, ensuring all queries are responded to promptly and effectively.
Reconciling supplier statements against company records, resolving any discrepancies, and ensuring timely invoice payments.
Processing employee expense claims in line with company policy, ensuring accurate and timely recording in the finance system.
Assisting with month-end close activities, including preparing accruals, prepayments, and performing reconciliations.
Collaborating with the finance team to monitor and control purchasing costs, identifying and addressing any variances.
Carrying out other ad hoc finance-related duties as required.
Confidently resolving queries using both written and verbal communication and building strong supplier relationships

Company Benefits:

We are proud to be recognised as a Medium sized Sunday Times Best Place to Work for 2025
32 Days Holiday (including Bank Holidays) + your Birthday off
Holidays increasing up to 36 days with service
Option to buy / sell holidays
Generous staff discount
Annual and quarterly bonus schemes based on company performance
Private Healthcare including Dental & Optical Plans after probation
Health Cash Plan from day one
Life assurance paying 5x annual salary from day one
Discounted marketplace with money off/cash back from 100’s of places
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme

Where you'll work

UNIT 4
ARMSTRONG POINT
SWAN LANE
HINDLEY GREEN
WN2 4AU

Training

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

College or training organisation

DAMAR 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

Accounts and Finance Level 2 apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 x including English and maths (grade 9-6/A*-B or above)

A Level in:

Maths, Business, Accounting, Economics (grade A* - 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
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

Damar is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our apprentices and expects our employer partners to share this commitment and to take appropriate steps to ensure that learning takes place in a safe, healthy and supportive environment.

About this company

ARNE is an apparel and footwear brand/retailer based in Birchwood Park near Warrington, UK. They design and develop our products in the UK, manufacture in the near & far east and then ship directly to their customers, via ARNEclo.com. ARNE have recently branched out and are now also available via Selfridges both in store and online.

https://arneclo.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

This will be discussed during the interview stage.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAMAR LIMITED

Sabina Adam

sabina.adam@damartraining.com

07566 289 979

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327242.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 25 July 2025)

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