Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 2)
GROUND SOLUTIONS UK LTD
SWADLINCOTE (DE11 0WT)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 25 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 June 2025
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Summary
We are a growing company with teams of vibrant and motivated individuals within our buzzing offices. If you're looking for a long term and rewarding career, this is an amazing opportunity for those with a positive attitude to not only gain experience, but also study towards and achieve industry recognised AAT quals to L4. Come and be a part of it!
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
Based in our office in Swadlincote, you will work closely with our accounts team to offer support in all aspects of accountancy, administrative tasks and day to day routines.
You will learn to assist in the daily banking process, process invoices and payments, reconcile bank accounts, prepare ad-hoc financial reports, prepare service charge accounts for management companies, maintain accounting records using MRI Qube software, set up new units and properties on the system, liaise with customers and answer queries.
Where you'll work
UNIT A5
OPTIMUM BUSINESS PARK
OPTIMUM ROAD
SWADLINCOTE
DE11 0WT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY 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
Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 2).
Duration: 15 to 18 months.
Online Learning through The Apprentice Academy.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Any subject (grade 4-9)
- Any subject (grade 4-9)
- Any subject (grade 4-9)
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
IT (grade 4-9)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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this company
Ground Solutions UK Ltd is a growing and vibrant company consisting of friendly and approachable teams including accounts, property managers, a grounds maintenance division and cleaners. We are Property Managing Agents managing mainly residential blocks of apartments/houses, areas of open space and some commercial developments. Our ethos is to deliver a first-class customer service and to ensure properties are maintained to a standard we would be happy to live in ourselves.
After this apprenticeship
If you are looking to start a career in Accounts whilst undertaking an Assistant Apprentice Level 3 course, we are offering genuine opportunities of progression due to our continued growth.
As well as ensuring full competency as an Assistant Accountant, this standard provides the foundation for progression into a number of career paths in the accounting sector.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GROUND SOLUTIONS UK LTD
Lucy
lucy.jones@groundsolutionsuk.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327840.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 25 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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